Thanks for the etymology. Never thought meme came out of gene.
meme (n.)
"an idea, behavior, or style that spreads from person to person within a culture," 1976, introduced by evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins in "The Selfish Gene," coined by him from Greek sources, such as mimeisthai "to imitate" (see mime (n.)), and intended to echo gene.
https://www.etymonline.com/word/meme
Gene: from Greek genea "generation, race".
Saying "meme came out of gene" is a perfectly reasonable statement.