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variation

[vair-ee-ey-shuhn] / ˌvɛər iˈeɪ ʃən /


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In warmer environments, that variation dropped to about 0.6°C. This suggests that in warmer climates, sunlight may have helped even out temperatures and influenced hatching patterns.

From Science Daily • Mar. 19, 2026

Lately, though, I have found myself wondering about a small variation on this idea.

From Salon • Mar. 15, 2026

This has enriched rare functional variation, including recessive disorders and homozygous loss-of-function mutations, or “human knockouts.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

It is also a different variation than the ones found in dairy cows and commercial poultry.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026

The decision to hunt for variation in wild flies proved critical.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee