All 6 Uses
gene
in
Where the Crawdads Sing
(Edited)
- Just like their whiskey, the marsh dwellers bootlegged their own laws—not like those burned onto stone tablets or inscribed on documents, but deeper ones, stamped in their genes.
p. 8.7genes = single segments of DNA which when combined determine inherited traits
- When cornered, desperate, or isolated, man reverts to those instincts that aim straight at survival. ... They will always be the trump cards because they are passed on more frequently from one generation to the next than the gentler genes.
p. 8.9genes = segments of DNA that when combined determine biological traits such as hair color or height
- In nature—out yonder where the crawdads sing—these ruthless-seeming behaviors actually increase the mother's number of young over her lifetime, and thus her genes for abandoning offspring in times of stress are passed on to the next generation.
p. 238.1 *genes = segments of DNA which when combined determine biological traits such as hair color or height
- We still store those instincts in our genes, and they express themselves when certain circumstances prevail.
p. 238.2
- Maybe some primitive urge—some ancient genes, not appropriate anymore—drove Ma to leave us because of the stress, the horror and real danger of living with Pa.
p. 238.3
- Tate's devotion eventually convinced her that human love is more than the bizarre mating competitions of the marsh creatures, but life also taught her that ancient genes for survival still persist in some undesirable forms among the twists and turns of man's genetic code.
p. 363.8
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.