variants
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It could then remove deleterious alleles—gene variants that can cause disease or defects—such as those associated with hip dysplasia or other genetic conditions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
Like hands, all amino acids exist as two mirrored variants, but only one of them is found in the proteins in the body's cells.
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026
The number of model variants will also be streamlined to boost profitability.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
This technique examines the portions of DNA that contain instructions for making proteins, allowing scientists to search across thousands of genes for unusual variants shared by affected individuals.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026
If either factor failed—if reproduction failed to produce variants or if heredity failed to transmit the variations—then nature would be mired in a ditch, the cogwheels of evolution jammed.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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