genes
- plural of gene.
Example Sentences
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Genes are important, of course, but they’re like cogs in an engine — they’re aren’t steering the ship and we are much more than vessels for our DNA.
From Salon • Apr. 23, 2026
Genes may predict how much you’ll lose on a weight-loss drug.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
Genes can be expressed or activated, or not—more often they’re not; they mutate and can alter their own function and be altered by environmental forces.
From Slate • Mar. 19, 2026
Scientists at the University of Edinburgh analysed genetic data from more than 400,000 individuals in the UK BioBank and Viking Genes studies to determine the prevalence of C282Y.
From BBC • Feb. 3, 2026
Genes, they proposed, did not specify instructions for proteins directly.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
