How to Use gene in a Sentence

gene

noun
Definition of genenext
  • She inherited a good set of genes from her parents.
  • The gene tree and the species tree are not the same thing.
    — Janna Levin, Quanta Magazine, 24 Oct. 2024
  • Kids’ genes couldn’t have changed that much since the 1970s.
    — Andrew Van Dam, Washington Post, 5 May 2023
  • Hemsworth was found to have two copies of the APOE-e4 gene; one from each parent.
    — Dr. Michael Daignault, USA TODAY, 1 Dec. 2022
  • So what’s the outlook like for the gene-editing theme at large?
    — Trefis Team, Forbes, 16 June 2022
  • When the team deleted the genes that encode key parts of the tailocin, the killing went away.
    — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 14 June 2024
  • And he’s got that gene where, like in the game tonight, where he’s got that ability to move on.
    — Journal Sentinel, 13 Jan. 2024
  • One final gene was turned off to keep the pig from growing too large.
    — Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2022
  • But there was this recessive gene in the party that went through the Pat Buchanans and Sarah Palins.
    — New York Times, 17 Mar. 2022
  • The heart had the same gene edits as Faucette’s, and the transplant was also performed by the Maryland team.
    — WIRED, 25 Sep. 2023
  • This can happen due to mutations in the gene that codes for β-catenin.
    — Robert Burakoff, Verywell Health, 1 Nov. 2024
  • Good style is a gene that can clearly run in the family.
    — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 10 Dec. 2024
  • But what stunned the researchers was that this result seemed to hinge on a single gene.
    — Anna Funk, Scientific American, 31 Mar. 2022
  • Humans, on the other hand, only have one copy of this gene.
    — Matt Reynolds, WIRED, 6 Mar. 2024
  • First, the order of genes in its genome is quite different.
    — John V. Williams, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2023
  • Hood's two children have been tested for genes that increase the risk of Alzheimer’s.
    — Jonathan Moens, Popular Mechanics, 27 June 2023
  • And as their genes started to mix ― thanks to our friends the honey bees ― the fruit set started, the seedlings popped up, and the spread started to grow.
    — Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 22 Mar. 2024
  • The research shows that the OCA2 gene codes play a key role in the production of melanin, the pigment that colors hair, skin, and eyes.
    — Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 22 Apr. 2023
  • The gene in question codes for a protein called insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1).
    — Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Jan. 2022
  • So, the big difference with this pig is that its genes have been edited.
    — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2024
  • Every person has two copies of the gene, one from each parent.
    — Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2022
  • According to the team, this gene loss could be beneficial to the plant.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 21 Sep. 2023
  • Half of centenarians have a gene that taps the brakes on height and weight.
    — Carly Mallenbaum, Axios, 11 July 2024
  • Both versions of the gene encode exactly the same amino acid.
    — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 11 June 2022
  • But his father’s wanderlust has been passed down to him, like a gene.
    — Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2023
  • Two weeks ago, there were 4,476 million gene copies per person per day in the sample.
    — Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 5 Feb. 2022
  • From there, the scientists tracked any changes in the patient’s gene expression over the course of three months.
    — Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 23 May 2022
  • At least 20% of human genes have a counterpart in yeast.
    — Quanta Magazine, 4 Nov. 2024
  • The first two came from a group in Colombia with mutations to the presenilin 1 gene.
    — Jon Hamilton, NPR, 12 Feb. 2025
  • The good news is that some studies show that lifestyle choices can make some difference—and even help offset our genes.
    — Corey Buhay, Outside Online, 1 Feb. 2025

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