in the genes
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"As a manager, he could always see two or three moves ahead, and it was always in the genes for me, really."
From BBC ● Mar. 25, 2026
"Mutations in the genes encoding egg coat proteins can cause female infertility, and more and more such mutations are being discovered," explains Luca Jovine.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 14, 2024
Both sickle cell disease and thalassemia are caused by mistakes in the genes that carry hemoglobin, the protein in red blood cells that carry oxygen.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 16, 2023
When you start asking questions about why we have five fingers, or why our eyes are spherical, you realize that the answer does not lie in the genes.
From Scientific American ● Nov. 9, 2023
Mutations in the genes thus result in malformed, ectopic segments and organs.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
