genes on a chromosome are like beads on a string

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An example of analogy in popular science writing:

"All these genes were set like beads on a string next to one another on the chromosome."

Neil Shubin

Shubin, N. (2020). Some Assembly Required. Decoding four billion years of life, from ancient fossils to DNA. Oneworld Publications.

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Author: Keith

Former school and college science teacher, teacher educator, research supervisor, and research methods lecturer. Emeritus Professor of Science Education at the University of Cambridge.