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isolation
Noun
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When something is isolated, not together with others, apart, alone, or separated.
Some people in Tibet live in isolation because of the large mountain ranges.
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When a country chooses not to trade or relate with other countries.
The isolation of North Korea is a common topic in politics.
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.