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As has repeatedly been stated, the underlying hypothesis, which in a number of cases has been supported by direct experimental evidence, is that each gene controls the production, function, and specificity of a particular enzyme.

~Edward Lawrie Tatum

Topics: Been Cases Controls Direct Each Evidence Experimental Function Gene Hypothesis Number Particular Production Repeatedly Specificity Stated Supported Underlying Which

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A convert, if he converts through the Orthodox, he has the Jewish gene. If he doesn't convert through the Orthodox, he doesn't have the Jewish gene. As simple as that.

~Eli Yishai

Topics: Convert Converts Gene He Jewish Orthodox Simple Through

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The Wachowskis' use of space rivals that of musical directors like Gene Kelly and Mark Sandrich.

~Elvis Mitchell

Topics: Directors Gene Kelly Like Mark Musical Rivals Space Use

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Probably spending 12 years at boarding school - comedy became a survival gene. But I think some people are funny right off the bat, as soon as they can speak or be naughty.

~Eric Idle

Topics: Bat Became Boarding Boarding School Comedy Funny Gene Naughty Off People Right School Some Some People Soon Speak Spending Survival Think Years I Think

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Someone once referred to modeling as being like winning the lottery gene pool. It's such an odd way to put things, but what is different about modelling is that the industry often picks you.

~Erin O'Connor

Topics: About Being Different Gene Industry Like Lottery Modeling Modelling Odd Often Once Picks Pool Put Referred Someone Things Way Winning You

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New gene pools are generated in every generation, and evolution takes place because the successful individuals produced by these gene pools give rise to the next generation.

~Ernst Mayr

Topics: Because Every Evolution Gene Generation Give Individuals New Next Next Generation Place Pools Produced Rise Successful Takes

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As a consequence, geneticists described evolution simply as a change in gene frequencies in populations, totally ignoring the fact that evolution consists of the two simultaneous but quite separate phenomena of adaptation and diversification.

~Ernst Mayr

Topics: Adaptation Change Consequence Consists Diversification Evolution Fact Gene Geneticist Ignoring Phenomena Quite Separate Simply Totally Two

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Living in a small Italian hilltown, and having lived in a small town in south Georgia, I understand that you can recognize a family gene pool by the lift of an eyebrow, or the length of a neck, or a way of walking.

~Frances Mayes

Topics: Eyebrow Family Gene Georgia Having Italian Length Lift Lived Living Neck Pool Recognize Small Small Town South Town Understand Walking Way You

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Genes are effectively one-dimensional. If you write down the sequence of A, C, G and T, that's kind of what you need to know about that gene. But proteins are three-dimensional. They have to be because we are three-dimensional, and we're made of those proteins. Otherwise we'd all sort of be linear, unimaginably weird creatures.

~Francis Collins

Topics: About Because Creatures Down Effectively Gene Genes Kind Know Linear Made Need One-Dimensional Otherwise Proteins Sequence Sort Those Three-Dimensional Weird Write You T

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Patenting tends to get people's juices flowing when you put the word 'gene' and the word 'patent' in the same sentence. And understandably so. This is stuff we're carrying around - all of us - inside all of our cells. Should somebody be able to lay claim to it?

~Francis Collins

Topics: Able Around Carrying Cells Claim Flowing Gene Get Inside Juices Lay Our Patent People Put Same Sentence Should Somebody Stuff Tends Us Word You

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