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Apt name for a DNA expert? (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

gene

(Other definitions for gene that I've seen before include "Biological factor determining heredity" , "A segment of DNA" , "Embarrassment" , "Basic unit of heredity" , "Hereditary molecule" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.
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