Assertion: gene | /r/MadeOf | information
Facets:
value: to build an organism's cells
type: PURPOSE
value: for the synthesis of ribonucleic acids
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: Genes are pieces of DNA that contain information for the synthesis of ribonucleic acids (RNAs) or polypeptides.
text: Genes carry the information that determines your traits (say: trates), which are features or characteristics that are passed on to you — or inherited — from your parents.
text: They carry information that makes you who you are and what you look like: curly or straight hair, long or short legs, even how you might smile or laugh.
text: Genes hold the information to build and maintain an organism's cells and pass genetic traits to offspring.
text: Genes contain the information necessary for living cells to survive and reproduce.
text: Although genes contain all the information an organism uses to function, the environment plays an important role in determining the ultimate phenotypes an organism displays.
text: Our genes contain information that scientists hope will help in the treatment of many diseases.
text: Henceforth, genes could be seen as stretches of deoxyribonucleic acid (or ribonucleic acid in certain viruses) carrying the information for the assembly of a particular protein.