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stretch knit
stretch mark
stretch-out
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stretcher-bearer
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stress genes
stress genes


plural noun 
Definition:
 
genes that transcribe when stressed: genes that are prompted to function by exposure to DNA-damaging agencies such as radiation or oxygen-free radicals
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