BE IN THE GENES

Meaning of BE IN THE GENES in English

to be a quality that your parents have passed on to you :

I've always enjoyed music—it's in the genes.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

BE — I. auxiliary verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a baby is born ▪ Let me know as soon as the baby …
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IN — I. (|)in, ən; usu ə n after t, d, s, or z as in “split in two”, often ə m …
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-GENES — plural of -gene
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GENES — plural of gene
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GENES — Гены
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BE — гл. 1) иметь место как факт, существовать, случаться а) существовать как факт в объективной реальности быть; быть живым, жить Tyrants …
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GÊNES — Генуя
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
GENES — Гены
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IN — in.ogg 1. ın n 1. 1> (the ins) pl парл. разг. политическая партия, находящаяся у власти см. тж. 2> обыкн. …
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BE — be.ogg bi: (полная форма); bı (редуцированная форма) v ( ед. ч. was, мн. ч. were; been; наст. вр. 1-е л. …
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IN — 1. ın n 1. 1> (the ins) pl парл. разг. политическая партия, находящаяся у власти см. тж. 2> обыкн. pl …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
BE — v ( ед. ч. was, мн. ч. were; been; наст. вр. 1-е л. ед. ч. am, 3-е л. ед. ч. …
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BE — _v. _p. _sg. was, _pl. were; _p-p. been 1> быть, существовать 2> находиться; бывать; where are my books? - где …
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BE — v. p. sg. was, pl. were; p-p. been 1. быть, существовать 2. находиться; бывать; where are my books? - где …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
GENES — Гены
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
BE — гл. 1) иметь место как факт, существовать, случаться а) существовать как факт в объективной реальности быть; быть живым, жить Tyrants …
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YOUR — determiner COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a crick in your back/neck ▪ He was getting a crick in his neck from …
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WITH — preposition COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a break with the past (= when something is done in a completely different way …
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WELL — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a better/greater/deeper understanding ▪ All of this will lead to a better understanding of …
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UP — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a band strikes up (= starts playing ) ▪ We were on the dance …
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S — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bird's/eagle's/crow's etc nest ▪ an abandoned bird's nest a bird's/eagle's/crow's etc nest ▪ …
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OUT — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bell rings out (= it rings loudly ) ▪ The bells rang out …
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ON — I. preposition COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bomb falls on sth ▪ A bomb fell on the cathedral during the …
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OFF — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bomb explodes/goes off ▪ Forty people were injured when the bomb exploded. ▪ …
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NO — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES absolutely no ▪ He has absolutely no experience of marketing. at no extra cost …
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MAKE — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a factory produces/makes sth ▪ The factory produces an incredible 100 cars per hour. …
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IT — I. pronoun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES and you know it ▪ ‘That’s not what I mean, and you know it …
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HAVE — I. auxiliary verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES As we have seen ▪ As we have seen in chapter four, women’s …
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GOOD — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a better/greater/deeper understanding ▪ All of this will lead to a better understanding of …
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GO — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bill goes through parliament (= it goes through the process of being made …
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GET — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a situation worsens/deteriorates/gets worse ▪ Reports from the area suggest the situation has worsened. be …
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FOR — I. preposition COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a constitution provides for sth (= it says something must be done ) ▪ …
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DO — I. auxiliary verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a done deal informal (= something that has been completely agreed ) ▪ …
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AT — preposition COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bird pecks (at) sth (= makes small movements with its head ) ▪ Some …
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AN — indefinite article COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES 5 minutes/an hour/20 years etc ago ▪ Her husband died 14 years ago. a …
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TAKE — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a ceremony takes place ▪ The ceremony took place on 13th June at 2:30. …
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SET — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bunch/set of keys (= a group of keys kept together ) ▪ He …
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DOWN — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bird swoops down (= it suddenly flies down ) ▪ The bird swoops …
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BACK — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a back window ▪ The burglar had got in through one of the back …
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AND — conjunction COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a correlation exists between sth and sth ▪ A strong correlation exists between social class …
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TUMOUR SUPPRESSOR GENE — also called Anti-oncogene, any of a class of genes that are normally involved in regulating cell growth but that may …
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SEX — the sum of features by which members of species can be divided into two groupsmale and femalethat complement each other …
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LINKAGE GROUP — in genetics, all of the genes on a single chromosome. They are inherited as a group; that is, during cell …
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HEREDITY — sum of all biological processes by which particular characteristics are transmitted from parents to their offspring. Among organisms that reproduce …
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GENETICS — the study of heredity in general and of genes in particular. Although the influence of heredity has been recognized since …
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GENE — unit of hereditary information that occupies a fixed position (locus) on a chromosome. Genes achieve their effects by directing the …
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EVOLUTION — theory in biology postulating that the various types of animals and plants have their origin in other preexisting types and …
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CHARACTER — in biology, any observable feature, or trait, of an organism, whether acquired or inherited. An acquired character is a response …
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YEAR IN REVIEW 1997: LIFE-SCIENCES — BOTANY The remarkable similarities between plants and animals became more evident in 1996 as scientists unraveled details of the hormonal …
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YEAR IN REVIEW 1997: ENVIRONMENT — BOTANICAL GARDENS The development of international policies to harmonize the responses to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) dominated the …
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YEAR IN REVIEW 1996: NOBEL-PRIZES — Prize for Chemistry The 1995 Nobel Prize for Chemistry was awarded to Paul Crutzen, a Dutch citizen with the Max …
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MULLER, HERMANN JOSEPH — born Dec. 21, 1890, New York, N.Y., U.S. died April 5, 1967, Indianapolis, Ind. Hermann J. Muller. American geneticist best …
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HUMAN GENOME PROJECT — also called Human Genome Initiative, scientific research effort to analyze the DNA of human beings and of several lower types …
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HEREDITY AND EVOLUTION — Heredity and evolution The gene in populations In the study of heredity the first question that arises is how the …
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DOBZHANSKY, THEODOSIUS — born Jan. 25, 1900, Nemirov, Ukraine, Russian Empire [now in Ukraine] died Dec. 18, 1975, Davis, Calif., U.S. original name …
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CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES — {1} We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic …
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CELL DIFFERENTIATION — Cell differentiation Adult organisms are composed of a number of distinct types of cell; in humans they number about 200. …
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GENE — gene S3 W3 /dʒiːn/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1900-2000 ; Language: German ; Origin: gen , from Greek …
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WILL — I. modal verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES against...will (= she does not want to stay in the house ) ▪ …
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WAY — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a haphazard way/manner/fashion ▪ I continued my studies in a rather haphazard way. a …
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VIRAL — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bacterial/viral/fungal infection (= caused by bacteria, a virus, or a fungus ) ▪ Antibiotics …
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TIME — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a brief period/time ▪ He lived there all his life, apart from a brief …
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THAT — I. determiner COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a report says/states (that) ▪ The report said that it would cost another £250 …
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RIGHT — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a civil rights lawyer ▪ He has worked as a civil rights lawyer for …
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