No. 11,716 in Spanish
genes
Genes: Units of heredity in living organisms that determine specific traits.
In a sentence
Los genes influyen en las características físicas de una persona.
Genes influence a person's physical characteristics.
In this sentence, 'genes' refers to the biological units of heredity that determine physical traits.
Estudiamos los genes de diferentes especies en el laboratorio.
We study the genes of different species in the laboratory.
Here, 'genes' is used in the context of scientific research about genetic material across species.
La variación en los genes puede llevar a la evolución.
Variation in genes can lead to evolution.
In this example, 'genes' is discussed in the scope of evolutionary biology, emphasizing genetic diversity and its effects.
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