Cornelia
Americannoun
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flourished 2nd century b.c., Roman matron: mother of Gaius and Tiberius Gracchus.
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flourished 1st century b.c., first wife of Julius Caesar 83–67?.
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a female given name.
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"These genome folding machineries tightly control cell identity in every cell, so it actually makes a lot of sense that when we see mutations in them, we get these syndromic conditions like Cornelia de Lange syndrome that impact different parts of the body in different ways," says Dixon.
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“I am Casper ten Boom and this is my daughter, Cornelia.”
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“Cornelia,” he said, settling his bulk on a velvet chair too small for him, “I understand you have no alarm system in your house. This is purest folly. Also I am given to believe that you are not carrying on regular drills for your guests.”
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“Ten Boom, Cornelia,” she snapped.
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It was the following morning when over the loudspeaker during roll call came the word: “Ten Boom, Cornelia!”
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