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Definition of genetic code noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

genetic code

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/dʒəˌnetɪk ˈkəʊd/

/dʒəˌnetɪk ˈkəʊd/

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the arrangement of genes that controls how each living thing will developTopics Biologyc1

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