Drosophila geneticists come up with the craziest gene names… My all time WTF is Suppressor of Mothers Against Decapentaplegic (SMAD).
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cymbal_king@lemmy.world 2 days ago
lemming@sh.itjust.works 2 days ago
I really like RING - really interesting new gene.
Chuymatt@beehaw.org 2 days ago
And it is super important in the development of things like basal cell carcinoma.
sigmaklimgrindset@sopuli.xyz 2 days ago
Aww, Sonic helping me develop skin cancer 🥰🥰
Maultasche@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Isn’t it connected to something named after Robotnik?
BuboScandiacus@mander.xyz 9 hours ago
And robotnikin no ?