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gene
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Wonder, by R.J. Palacio
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- Does August see himself as he might have looked without that single gene that caused the catastrophe of his face?
p. 89.9gene = segment of DNA that can influence biological traits
- Genetics 101 Both sides of Dad's family were Jews from Russia and Poland.†
p. 103.1genetics = the science related to DNA sequences or units of heredity that influence biological traits
- But after August was born, my parents underwent genetic counseling.
p. 104.1genetic = related to inherited traits or DNA
- They were told that August had what seemed to be a "previously unknown type of mandibulofacial dysostosis caused by an autosomal recessive mutation in the TCOF1 gene, which is located on chromosome 5, complicated by a hemifacial microsomia characteristic of OAV spectrum."
p. 104.3gene = segment of DNA that can influence biological traits
- Sometimes they're inherited from one parent carrying the dominant gene.
p. 104.5
- Sometimes they're caused by the interaction of many genes, possibly in combination with environmental factors.
p. 104.6genes = segments of DNA which when combined determine biological traits such as hair color or height
- The weird thing is, though you'd never know it from looking at them: both my parents carry that mutant gene.
p. 104.9 *gene = segment of DNA that can influence biological traits
- If I have children, there's a one-in-two chance that I will pass on the defective gene to them.
p. 105.1
- That doesn't mean they'll look like August, but they'll carry the gene that got double-dosed in August and helped make him the way he is.
p. 105.1
- If I marry someone who has the same defective gene, there's a one-in-two chance that our kids will carry the gene and look totally normal, a one-in-four chance that our kids will not carry the gene at all, and a one-in-four chance that our kids will look like August.
p. 105.2
- If I marry someone who has the same defective gene, there's a one-in-two chance that our kids will carry the gene and look totally normal, a one-in-four chance that our kids will not carry the gene at all, and a one-in-four chance that our kids will look like August.
p. 105.2
- If I marry someone who has the same defective gene, there's a one-in-two chance that our kids will carry the gene and look totally normal, a one-in-four chance that our kids will not carry the gene at all, and a one-in-four chance that our kids will look like August.
p. 105.3
- If August has children with someone who doesn't have a trace of the gene, there's a 100 percent probability that their kids will inherit the gene, but a zero percent chance that their kids will have a double dose of it, like August.
p. 105.4
- If August has children with someone who doesn't have a trace of the gene, there's a 100 percent probability that their kids will inherit the gene, but a zero percent chance that their kids will have a double dose of it, like August.
p. 105.4
- Which means they'll carry the gene no matter what, but they could look totally normal.
p. 105.5
- If he marries someone who has the gene, their kids will have the same odds as my kids.
p. 105.5
- There's that other part of his genetic makeup that's not inherited but just incredibly bad luck.
p. 105.6genetic = related to inherited traits or DNA
- Countless doctors have drawn little tic-tac-toe grids for my parents over the years to try to explain the genetic lottery to them.
p. 105.7
- Geneticists use these Punnett squares to determine inheritance, recessive and dominant genes, probabilities and chance.†
p. 105.8geneticists = people who study DNA sequences or units of heredity that influence biological traits
- Geneticists use these Punnett squares to determine inheritance, recessive and dominant genes, probabilities and chance.
p. 105.8genes = segments of DNA that when combined determine biological traits
- a geneticist, of all things.†
p. 190.2geneticist = a person who studies 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 too rare to warrant focus) More commonly, Gene can be a person's name.