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单词 genetic code
释义

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web By comparison, mRNA vaccines use snippets of genetic code to prod the body’s own cells to make coronavirus proteins that can train immune system to recognize coronavirus. Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 July 2022 The shots use genetic code to teach the body how to make a piece of the spike protein that is found on the surface of the virus that causes COVID-19. Dallas News, 19 Aug. 2021 In theory, designing the new vaccine is a simple matter of tweaking its mRNA sequence to match the genetic code of Omicron — something that Pfizer and Moderna scientists could have easily accomplished over the Thanksgiving weekend. Ryan Cross, BostonGlobe.com, 6 June 2022 The latter, for which results can take a day or more to come back from a lab, detect pieces of the virus’s genetic code. Tara Santora, Scientific American, 12 Oct. 2021 Tracking mutations in the virus’s genetic code would be crucial for understanding it. Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 7 Mar. 2021 The differences between the old and new virus include 23 mutations in the virus’s genetic code that have altered four viral proteins. David Kennedy, Quartz, 22 Dec. 2020 Some experts are quick to note that not all changes to the virus’s genetic code are cause for alarm. Amina Khan Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2020 The process reveals tiny, otherwise invisible changes in the virus’s genetic code, leaving a fingerprint that gives scientists valuable glimpses into how the disease is spreading. Anchorage Daily News, 14 Oct. 2020 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1958, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

genetic code

noun

: the arrangement of chemical groups within the genes which specify particular kinds of amino acids used to make proteins

Medical Definition

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 that appear to be uniform for all known forms of life
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