genetic code

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The blood test searches for fragments of DNA – or genetic code – that have escaped from tumours and entered the bloodstream.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026

Studies that sequenced the entire genetic code of tens of thousands of people have identified variants linked to the conditions, but they are often in the dark genome.

From BBC • Jan. 28, 2026

But genes make up only a small slice of our genetic code.

From Science Daily • Dec. 19, 2025

It was an amalgamation of his favorite artists, infused with a genetic code that was specific to L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 11, 2025

The fringe is where my mother retreated after witnessing a murder—it is where the Bureau found her and rescued her because they suspected her genetic code was sound.

From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth