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Gamma Radiation
High-energy electromagnetic radiation that in large doses is lethal to most living beings.
Gann Josin
In the culture of the Eternals, a Gann Josin is a title attributed to an Eternal's chosen life-mate. The relationship between an Eternal and his or her Gann Josin is a mental one, and belies the deepest intimacy between two partners, effectively making them of one soul. The Eternal known as Sersi developed chose fellow Avenger Dane Whitman as her Gann Josin.
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Genetic
Having to do with the genes, the section of a cell of a living being that contains the molecule DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid), which controls the transmission of hereditary characteristics from parent to offspring.
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Genetics
The study of the process of heredity of physical characteristics in living organisms.
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Ghost
The astral body of a being who has died.
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Giant
A certain humanoid being native to the Asgardian realm of Jotunheim, Olympus, and possibly other extradimensional worlds as well.
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God
A humanoid being with a longer lifespan and greater physical powers than human beings, whose kinsmen or self has once been worshipped by humanity. Some races of gods, such as the Olympians, are for all practical purposes, immortal. All races of gods now dwell on some extra dimensional world, although they may have lived on Earth in ancient times. There seems to be a special connection between the gods who were once worshipped on Earth and Earth itself.
Graviton
A theoretical particle carrying the force of gravity.
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