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一塩基多型 (いちえんきたけい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

一いち塩えん基き多た型けい

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Meanings

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noun

single nucleotide polymorphism; SNP

genetics

Technical term in genetics; refers to a variation at a single position in a DNA sequence among individuals.

一いち塩えん基き多た型けいは、個こ人じんの薬やく物ぶつ応おう答とう性せいの違ちがいに関かん係けいすることがある。
Single nucleotide polymorphisms can be related to differences in individual drug responsiveness.

Kanji

一one, one radical (no.1)
塩salt
基fundamentals, radical (chem), counter for machines
多many, frequent, much
型mould, type, model

Etymology

Compound of 一 (one), 塩基 (base, as in nucleotide base), 多 (many), and 型 (type/pattern). The term is a direct translation of the English 'single nucleotide polymorphism'.