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- It is genetic, so old a code or command that it has become part of what sled dogs are; the fiber of their very being.†
p. 14.8 *genetic = related to DNA sequences or units of heredity that influence biological traits
- In an hour they had gone from some coded, genetic fear of fire, to understanding fire, to missing it when it went away.†
p. 32.9
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.