genetic codenoun [ C ]
uk/dʒəˌnet.ɪk ˈkəʊd/us/dʒəˌnet̬.ɪk ˈkoʊd/the arrangement of genes that controls the development of characteristics and qualities in a living thing
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Genetics
- adenine
- anaphase
- chromosomal
- chromosome
- codon
- deoxyribonucleic acid
- double helix
- gene therapy
- GMO
- heredity
- homozygous
- inheritance
- mutation
- oncogene
- recessive
- ribosomal RNA
- ribosome
- sex chromosome
- synapsis
- translocation
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