The Only Use of
gene
in
The Memory Keeper’s Daughter
- Leo, dead now for almost a year, had been fond of muttering this, and Caroline had always been astonished: not so much that he'd seen a genetic connection where none could exist but that anyone would define her as a woman with a temper.†
p. 158.8genetic = related to DNA sequences or units of heredity that influence biological traits
Definitions:
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(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.