Cole's past work has linked various kinds of chronic adversity to a particular gene expression pattern.

科尔过去的研究将各种长期性的逆境与特定的基因表达模式联系起来。

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Before egg fertilization, the gene produces a protein, found in the cytoplasm of the egg, that controls the pattern of cell division and thus handedness.

卵子受精之前，这种基因会产生一种蛋白质，这种蛋白质存在于卵子的细胞质中，它控制着细胞分裂的模式，从而控制着旋向性。

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Then we looked for any spikes, any differences, in the expression pattern from one gene to another.

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Fewer French people have an apo E-4 gene, but the pattern is the same.

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For instance, in the past several years, scientists have come to understand that a particular gene signature--a pattern of genes that are turned on and off--can be a powerful contributor to the disease Lupus, which causes swollen joints, fevers and rashes.

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