Both Uses of
gene
in
That Summer
- It's probably one of those-what do they call them, recessive genes?†
Chpt 7 *
- I imagined myself monsterlike, plodding like Godzilla through the aisles of Dillard's, searching out Mrs. Bella with her pin-filled mouth and recessive genes and hoisting her above my head in one fist, triumphant.†
Chpt 7
Definition:
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(gene) a single segment of DNA which when combined determine inherited traits such as hair color or height