All 5 Uses of
gene
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- He glanced down at the baby in his wife's arms, a blue-eyed, coffee-colored mixture of his own WASP genes and Selena's never-ending limbs and ebony skin, and he reached for the remote to turn down the volume, just in case his son was taking any of this in subconsciously.†
Chpt 1genes = DNA sequences or units of heredity that influence biological traits
- I'm one gene away from looking like a rabbit.'
Chpt 1gene = single segments of DNA which when combined determine inherited traits
- This year, she was supposed to be taking biology, and she was already nervous about the unit on genetics.†
Chpt 1genetics = the science related to DNA sequences or units of heredity that influence biological traits
- Because you wanted to pass along the finely tuned genetic blueprint of my bloodline.†
Chpt 1 *genetic = related to DNA sequences or units of heredity that influence biological traits
Uses with a meaning too common or too rare to warrant foucs:
- Big Bertha is so big,' Gene Rayburn was saying, 'that instead of skydiving with a parachute, she uses a blank.
Chpt 1 *Gene = a person's name
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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(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.