genetic code
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- noun
- /dʒəˈnɛtɪk koʊd/
- Specialized
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código genético
- You're going to hear about genes or pieces of DNA, pieces of your genetic code that translate to RNA and then make proteins.
- the entire genetic code
- the genetic code of a Neanderthal
- tinkering with the genetic code
So genetic mutations are errors in your genetic code that lead to Alzheimer's.
- So genetic mutations are errors in your genetic code that lead to Alzheimer's.
- Bacteria have this, these clustered, repeated interspersed sequences known as Crispers in their own genetic code.
- While it's it's, it's, it's been basically a revolution in terms of our ability to change our genetic code.
- Instead, our genetic code is more like a series of switches.
- So you're marked with uniqueness by your genetic code.
- The tree of life in Eden is probably symbolic of cracking the genetic code and extending the human lifespan.
Examples
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Instead, our genetic code is more like a series of switches.
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The genetic code is composed of sequences that instruct cells to produce specific proteins essential for life.
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Some people carry a disease in their genetic code.
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So now let's see on exactly the same scale what the genetic code of a human being looks like.
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And, if their genetic code was pure, many of them would look quite different.
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There are long sequences of genetic code in all of us that are apparently useless.
Fiction book (1999) -
Any hope of reproducing the program is locked in your genetic code.
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By manipulating genetic code we learned to heal wounds, cure disease all in a matter of seconds.
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As humans begin to tinker with the genetic code, they are in effect assuming godlike powers.
Academic text (2003) -
Could humankind, by tinkering with its genetic code, gain immortality?
Academic text (2003)
Synonyms
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A way that uses groups of three DNA letters to tell cells which parts to use to make proteins
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly derivable from combining 'genetic' (relating to genes) with 'code' (a system of instructions): it denotes the informational sequence in genes that directs biological processes. This composition and the metaphor of 'code' as instruction are cross‑linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both words will very likely infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
The term genetic code comes from the idea that the order of tiny parts in the genetic material works like a secret code or 'recipe' that tells a cell what to make. So the phrase means the exact order that directs the cell to build proteins, and changing that order can change the result.