Both Uses of
gene
in
The Horse Whisperer
- Now Annie, with no such excuse, felt herself propelled by pitiless genes to replicate the pattern with Grace.†
Chpt 2 *genes = DNA sequences or units of heredity that influence biological traits
- It didn't occur to Grace that perhaps it was the Maclean in her, those cursed lawyer genes, that made her so objectify the issue of her own demise.†
Chpt 13
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.