Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
POLYGENE
polygene
(noun) a gene that by itself has little effect on the phenotype but which can act together with others to produce observable variations
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
polygene (plural polygenes)
(genetics) A group of nonallelic genes that act together to produce phenotype variations
Source: Wiktionary
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BEAR
(verb) have rightfully; of rights, titles, and offices; “She bears the title of Duchess”; “He held the governorship for almost a decade”
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