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gene
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Speak, by Laurie Halse Anderson
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- Getting knocked around by genetic mutants?†
*genetic = related to DNA sequences or units of heredity that influence biological traits
- GENETICS.†
genetics = the science related to DNA sequences or units of heredity that influence biological traits
- The last unit of the year in biology is genetics.†
- We get half our genes from our mother and half from our father.†
genes = DNA sequences or units of heredity that influence biological traits
- David got his hair gene from his dad and his eye gene from his mom.
gene = single segments of DNA which when combined determine inherited traits
- David got his hair gene from his dad and his eye gene from his mom.
- I got my "I don't want to know about it" gene from my dad and my "I'll think about it tomorrow" gene from my mom.
- I got my "I don't want to know about it" gene from my dad and my "I'll think about it tomorrow" gene from my mom.
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 too rare to warrant focus) More commonly, Gene can be a person's name.