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German term or phrase:	Säugergen
English translation:	mammalian gene
Entered by:	Jan Liebelt

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8:25am May 29, 2008

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German term or phrase: Säugergen

Source sentence: "XX isolierte als einer der ersten Wissenschaftler ein Säugergen"

Is this a *mammalian gene* or something completely different?

Jan Liebelt

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United States

mammalian gene

Explanation:
yes, you were right.

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lirka

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mammalian gene

lirka

4 +3

mammalian gene

Steffen Walter

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mammalian gene

Explanation:
yes, you were right.

lirka
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English,

Slovenian
PRO pts in category: 4

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peer agreement (net): +3

mammalian gene

Explanation:
I've also seen "mammal gene" (far less frequently used).

See http://mgc.nci.nih.gov/

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Note added at 39 mins (2008-05-29 09:05:29 GMT)
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I don't think so - judging by relevant web hits, "mammal gene" is used far less frequently across the board, so to speak.

Steffen Walter
Germany
Native speaker of:

German
PRO pts in category: 4

Notes to answerer

Asker: Could this perhaps be a British-American thing, since (no offence to our US cousins) Americans tend to be less strict grammar-wise?

Asker: In response to your reply: And rightly so, I believe, given its grammatical inaccuracy ;-)

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German: Säugergen

English translation: mammalian gene