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variant

[vair-ee-uhnt] / ˈvɛər i ənt /




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To investigate, researchers recruited adults with and without a PAM variant known as p.S539W.

From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026

This accounting method can lead to vast undercounts when a rapidly consumed munition will be replaced by a much more expensive variant.

From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026

The only group where the benefits were greater than the harms is men with a BRCA2 gene variant and a family history of breast, ovarian, pancreatic, or prostate cancer.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

Kenya has not reported any Ebola infections so far, but health authorities are scrambling to curb a fast-growing outbreak of a rare Ebola variant in the DRC.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

The title was rambling, but the message was succinct: if you mixed the effects of three to five variant genes on any trait, you could generate nearly perfect continuity in phenotype.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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