perfect specimen

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For Dr. Allis, it was a perfect specimen for its mix of high levels of histones and gene expression activity.

From Washington Post • Jan. 21, 2023

But this time we have a complete, perfect specimen.

From Scientific American • Jun. 17, 2020

Igor Caragodin was looking for the perfect specimen.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2015

Looking back, it’s amazing what a perfect specimen I was.

From Slate • Apr. 29, 2013

I’d spent my life imagining all the ways she’d loved me, what a perfect specimen of a mother she was.

From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd