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

First, there’s antigenic drift, which happens in the genes of the virus over time as the virus reproduces.

From Salon • Jan. 8, 2026

They then examined mutations in the genes among those who had received the progesterone treatment Makena.

From Science Daily • Jan. 23, 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

Mutations in the genes thus result in malformed, ectopic segments and organs.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee