All 50 Uses of
gene
in
Allegiant
- A sign on the first fence reads BUREAU OF GENETIC WELFARE.†
p. 111..8 *
- The Bureau of Genetic Welfare isn't tall, but it's still huge, wider than I can see, a mammoth of glass and steel and concrete.†
p. 112..3
- Now it's the headquarters of the Bureau of Genetic Welfare—or just the Bureau, as we call it around here.†
p. 113..2
- As Zoe probably told you already, I am the leader of the Bureau of Genetic Welfare.†
p. 119..8
- There had been studies that indicated that violent tendencies could be partially traced to a person's genes—a gene called 'the murder gene' was the first of these, but there were quite a few more, genetic predispositions toward cowardice, dishonesty, low intelligence—all the qualities, in other words, that ultimately contribute to a broken society."†
p. 121..2
- There had been studies that indicated that violent tendencies could be partially traced to a person's genes—a gene called 'the murder gene' was the first of these, but there were quite a few more, genetic predispositions toward cowardice, dishonesty, low intelligence—all the qualities, in other words, that ultimately contribute to a broken society."†
p. 121..2
- There had been studies that indicated that violent tendencies could be partially traced to a person's genes—a gene called 'the murder gene' was the first of these, but there were quite a few more, genetic predispositions toward cowardice, dishonesty, low intelligence—all the qualities, in other words, that ultimately contribute to a broken society."†
p. 121..2
- There had been studies that indicated that violent tendencies could be partially traced to a person's genes—a gene called 'the murder gene' was the first of these, but there were quite a few more, genetic predispositions toward cowardice, dishonesty, low intelligence—all the qualities, in other words, that ultimately contribute to a broken society."†
p. 121..2
- I know so little about genetics—just what I can see passed down from parent to child, in my face and in friends' faces.†
p. 121..5
- I can't imagine isolating a gene for murder, or cowardice, or dishonesty.†
p. 121..6
- "That's how the genetic manipulation experiment was born.†
p. 122..0
- It takes several generations for any kind of genetic manipulation to manifest, but people were selected from the general population in large numbers, according to their backgrounds or behavior, and they were given the option to give a gift to our future generations, a genetic alteration that would make their descendants just a little bit better.†
p. 122..1
- It takes several generations for any kind of genetic manipulation to manifest, but people were selected from the general population in large numbers, according to their backgrounds or behavior, and they were given the option to give a gift to our future generations, a genetic alteration that would make their descendants just a little bit better.†
p. 122..3
- I feel like I am not hearing anything new—just the same philosophy that spawned the factions, driving people to manipulate their genes instead of separating into virtue-based groups.†
p. 122..6
- But when the genetic manipulations began to take effect, the alterations had disastrous consequences.†
p. 122..8
- As it turns out, the attempt had resulted not in corrected genes, but in damaged ones," David says.†
p. 122..9
- Humanity has never been perfect, but the genetic alterations made it worse than it had ever been before.†
p. 123..5
- A civil war, waged by those with damaged genes, against the government and everyone with pure genes.†
p. 123..6
- A civil war, waged by those with damaged genes, against the government and everyone with pure genes.†
p. 123..7
- David continues, "When the war was finally over, the people demanded a permanent solution to the genetic problem.†
p. 124..3
- And that is why the Bureau of Genetic Welfare was formed.†
p. 124..4
- They called for genetically damaged individuals to come forward so that the Bureau could alter their genes.†
p. 124..6
- And here is the simplest answer I have received: "Divergent" means that my genes are healed.†
p. 125..0
- Your city is one of those experiments for genetic healing, and by far the most successful one, because of the behavioral modification portion.†
p. 125..4
- "The factions were our predecessors' attempt to incorporate a 'nurture' element to the experiment—they discovered that mere genetic correction was not enough to change the way people behaved.†
p. 125..8
- A new social order, combined with the genetic modification, was determined to be the most complete solution to the behavioral problems that the genetic damage had created.†
p. 125..9
- A new social order, combined with the genetic modification, was determined to be the most complete solution to the behavioral problems that the genetic damage had created.†
p. 125..9
- " 'Divergent' is the name we decided to give to those who have reached the desired level of genetic healing," says David.†
p. 126..5
- We just need your healed genes to remain intact and to be passed on to future generations.†
p. 126..7
- "However, we were surprised to discover that the behavioral modification component of our city's experiment was quite effective—up until recently, it actually helped quite a bit with the behavioral problems that made the genetic manipulation so problematic to begin with.†
p. 127..2
- So generally, you would not be able to tell whether a person's genes were damaged or healed from their behavior."†
p. 127..3
- I, and every other genetically damaged person, am limited by my damaged genes.†
p. 127..5
- Is that the explanation for Caleb's betrayal—his damaged genes?†
p. 127..7
- "Genes aren't everything," Amar says.†
p. 127..7
- That internal war doesn't seem like a product of genetic damage—it seems completely, purely human.†
p. 128..0
- And now they've told me that's the result of some kind of flaw in my genetics …. and that the factions themselves are just a mental prison to keep us under control.†
p. 133..5
- "It's the symbol of the Bureau of Genetic Welfare," she says.†
p. 146..4
- "But then we wouldn't have any water left to do anything else, and genetic damage isn't the kind of problem that can be solved with one big charge."†
p. 147..6
- So in Indianapolis you just …. corrected their genes and shoved them in a city somewhere?†
p. 150..1
- We located her almost by accident inside the damaged world, and her genes were nearly perfect.†
p. 153..1
- "Listen, one of the things my supervisor and I do is genetic testing," Matthew says.†
p. 156..8
- —would mind coming in so that I can test your genes.†
p. 156..9
- "We haven't gotten to test the genes of someone in such a late generation of the experiment before, and you and Tobias seem to be somewhat …. odd, in your manifestations of certain things."†
p. 156..9
- I hesitate, not sure if I want to see my genes, or Tobias's genes, or to compare them, like it matters.†
p. 157..5
- I hesitate, not sure if I want to see my genes, or Tobias's genes, or to compare them, like it matters.†
p. 157..5
- I feel excited, suddenly, to learn more about my genes, which feels like the same thing as reading my mother's journal: I will get pieces of her back.†
p. 157..9
- Would you be up for undergoing a little genetic test this morning?†
p. 161..3
- The phrase "a little genetic test" strikes me as an oxymoron.†
p. 161..4
- Asking to see my genes feels a little like asking me to strip down.†
p. 161..4
- "Well, this guy I met—Matthew is his name—works in one of the labs here, and he says they would be interested in looking at our genetic material for research," she says.†
p. 161..6
Definition:
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(gene) a single segment of DNA which when combined determine inherited traits such as hair color or height