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variant

[vair-ee-uhnt] / ˈvɛər i ənt /




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Roughly one in four people carry APOE4, and the variant is estimated to occur in 60 to 75 percent of people with Alzheimer's.

From Science Daily Aug. 23, 2026

Boeing gained 1.6% after its 737 MAX 7, the smallest jet in its narrow-body family, finally won FAA certification after years of delays following two fatal crashes of a larger variant.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

Each F-35B, the variant of the stealth fighter jet with vertical takeoff and landing capability, costs about $109 million, according to maker Lockheed Martin.

From Barron's Jul. 31, 2026

Lapping firmly believes over the next decade there is more upside to Chinese consumption than to the American variant as it’s coming off a lower base.”

From MarketWatch Jul. 30, 2026

One woman with the BRCA1 mutation might develop an aggressive, metastatic variant of breast cancer at age thirty.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

The analysis revealed altered activity in several genes whose genetic variants have previously been associated with major depression.

From Science Daily Aug. 25, 2026

“That tool will allow people to create new variants like Covid that will spread to infect most people,” said Esvelt.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

Olivia Rodrigo most recently released roughly 10 variants of her new album, “You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love,” in June.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 7, 2026

The researchers analyzed 13 common AQP4 gene variants, along with participants' self-reported sleep patterns, brain scans, and cognitive test results.

From Science Daily Jul. 31, 2026

They had been deliberately created by humans—by the selective breeding of variants from the same ancestral cow.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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