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c
Noun
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C is the third letter of the alphabet.
"b" comes before "c"
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In some schools, an C is the passing grade.
Albert only just passed the exam; he got a C.
gene
Noun
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A gene is a chemical instruction in a person, animal, plant, or other living thing, telling how to make a protein. The genes are found in the nucleus (middle part) of cells, and tell how to make the organism (living thing).
I have a blue-eye gene.
The biologists changed the fly's genes, so it grew legs where its eyes should be.
Gene
Proper noun
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Gene is a male given name. It is short for Eugene.