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Sleeping Beauty

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Etymology

In the genetics sense, so called because the transposon was brought back to activity from a long evolutionary sleep.

Definitions

  1. A fairy tale originally titled La Belle au bois dormant by Charles Perrault.

  2. The main character in this story, who is in unbroken slumber under a magical spell,…

    The main character in this story, who is in unbroken slumber under a magical spell, awaiting the kiss of a prince.

    • How far have we come since the days of our favorite childhood fairy tales if women still need a rescuer like the Cinderellas, Sleeping Beauties, and other helpless maidens of the past?

  3. A transposon used in genetic engineering.

  4. ›+ 3 more definitions

    1. One who is asleep at an inappropriate time.

      • Wake up Sleeping Beauty, school starts in 10 minutes.

    2. Alternative letter-case form of sleeping beauty (Oxalis corniculata).

    3. A creeping woodsorrel (Oxalis corniculata) a somewhat delicate-appearing, low-growing…

      A creeping woodsorrel (Oxalis corniculata) a somewhat delicate-appearing, low-growing herbaceous plant, found in warm-temperate and subtropical climates worldwide.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA