gene
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How gene fits the hive
Base Score
1
Before any pangram bonus
Unique Letters
3
E G N
Two-Letter Start
GE
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
NE
Useful for cleanup scans
- 4 letters
- 3 unique letters
- GE start
- NE ending
- repeated letters
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- gene is a four-letter word, so it is worth 1 point when accepted.
- It uses 3 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include e, g, n plus any remaining hive letters.
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- The NE ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the GE start.
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Definitions
noun
A theoretical unit of heredity of living organisms; a gene may take several values and in principle predetermines a precise trait of an organism's form (phenotype), such as hair color.
noun
A segment of DNA or RNA from a cell's or an organism's genome, that may take several forms and thus parameterizes a phenomenon, in general the structure of a protein; locus.
"A change in a gene is reflected in the protein or RNA molecule that it codes for."