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* '''B'''ased '''U'''pon '''R'''elated '''S'''equence '''T'''ypes, an algorithm for assigning bacteria to groups based on their DNA sequences.
* The gene "[[wikipedia:Zbtb7|Zbtb7]]" was formerly known as the "'''POK''' '''e'''rythroid '''m'''yeloid '''on'''togenic factor", which was often shortened to [[Pokémon]]. Pokemon USA naturally threatened to sue, as they didn't want Pokemon to be associated with the gene that may be the trigger for ''cancer'', of all things.
* The medical research software '''P'''hylogenetic '''A'''ssignment of '''N'''amed '''G'''lobal '''O'''utbreak '''Lin'''eages was named after the pangolin, whose consumption as part of traditional Chinese medicine was blamed for the [[COVID-19 Pandemic]].
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