genetic code
noun
: the biochemical basis of heredity consisting of codons in DNA and RNA that determine the specific amino acid sequence in proteins and appear to be uniform for nearly all known forms of life
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Sequencing a short region of each fungus’s genetic code can tell them apart.
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Rachel Bujalski Veronique Greenwood, New York Times, 11 June 2024
And that last little bit about Kamala’s genetic code?
—Nola Pfau, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2024
In 2002, researchers at SUNY Stony Brook made a living polio virus, constructed from its genetic code.
—Laurie Garrett, Foreign Affairs, 1 Nov. 2013
One of the central issues is that HIV is a shapeshifter: The virus’s genetic code mutates at the highest rate known to science.
—Annalisa Merelli and Jonathan Wosen, STAT, 17 May 2024
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Rachel Bujalski Veronique Greenwood, New York Times, 11 June 2024
And that last little bit about Kamala’s genetic code?
—Nola Pfau, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2024
In 2002, researchers at SUNY Stony Brook made a living polio virus, constructed from its genetic code.
—Laurie Garrett, Foreign Affairs, 1 Nov. 2013
One of the central issues is that HIV is a shapeshifter: The virus’s genetic code mutates at the highest rate known to science.
—Annalisa Merelli and Jonathan Wosen, STAT, 17 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for genetic code
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“Genetic code.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/genetic%20code. Accessed 17 Jun. 2024.
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