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There There, by Tommy Orange
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- She thinks about genetics and blood and veins and why a heart keeps beating.†
p. 155.1genetics = the science related to DNA sequences or units of heredity that influence biological traits
- It was some old dark leftover thing that stayed with our family; Some people get diseases passed down in their genes.†
p. 181.8 *genes = DNA sequences or units of heredity that influence biological traits
- Or do you only walk the way your dad walked because genes and pain and styles of walking and talking get passed down without anyone even trying?†
p. 214.5
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.