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gene (oh) and poinsettia (oh)


gene (oh)



[Date: 1900-2000; Language: German; Origin: gen, from Greek genos 'birth, kind']
a part of a cell in a living thing that controls what it looks like, how it grows, and how it develops. People get their genes from their parents
::human genes
::the genes that regulate cell division

poinsettia (oh)



[Date: 1800-1900; Origin: Joel R. Poinsett (1775-1851), U.S. diplomat and plant scientist]
a tropical plant with groups of large red or white leaves that look like flowers