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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Kind of a scary thing to me, to think about what this world is going to be like if all of our genetic codes are in a computer database.
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CBS News, 4 Sep. 2024
So the genetic code is literally a code book that goes from DNA — or actually, messenger RNA to amino acid, that then gets linked into a protein.
—Quanta Magazine, 20 June 2024
Scientists had developed a bespoke treatment for her, a snippet of genetic code targeting the gene at the heart of those symptoms.
—Jonathan Wosen, STAT, 9 Aug. 2024
Within the skin are millions of letters of genetic code contained in fossil chromosomes, or microscopic threadlike structures that carry DNA.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 13 July 2024
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CBS News, 4 Sep. 2024
So the genetic code is literally a code book that goes from DNA — or actually, messenger RNA to amino acid, that then gets linked into a protein.
—Quanta Magazine, 20 June 2024
Scientists had developed a bespoke treatment for her, a snippet of genetic code targeting the gene at the heart of those symptoms.
—Jonathan Wosen, STAT, 9 Aug. 2024
Within the skin are millions of letters of genetic code contained in fossil chromosomes, or microscopic threadlike structures that carry DNA.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 13 July 2024
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“Genetic code.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/genetic%20code. Accessed 17 Sep. 2024.
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