in the genes
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The condition is caused by a mutation in the genes.
From BBC • Aug. 31, 2025
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
When you start asking questions about why we have five fingers, or why our eyes are spherical, you realize that the answer does not lie in the genes.
From Scientific American • Nov. 9, 2023
Mutations in the genes thus result in malformed, ectopic segments and organs.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
