Both Uses of
gene
in
That Summer, by Sarah Dessen
- It's probably one of those-what do they call them, recessive genes?†
Chpt 7 *genes = DNA sequences or units of heredity that influence biological traits
- 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
Definitions:
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(1)
(gene as in: the gene impacts eye color) a DNA sequence or unit of heredity that influences biological traits
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(2)
(meaning too common or rare to warrant focus) meaning too common or too rare to warrant focus:
More commonly, Gene can be a person's name.