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染色体 (せんしょくたい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

染せん色しょく体たい

せ

ん

しょ

く

た

い

Common word

Meanings

1

noun

chromosome

genetics

Scientific term in genetics; used in both technical and educational contexts.

ヒトの染せん色しょく体たいは通つう常じょう46本ほんある。
Humans normally have 46 chromosomes.
染せん色しょく体たい異い常じょうは遺い

伝でん

病びょう

の

原げん

因いん

に

なる

こと

が

ある

。

Chromosomal abnormalities can cause genetic disorders.

Kanji

染dye, color, paint
色color
体body, substance, object

Similar words

遺い伝でん子し
遺伝子 (gene) is a segment of DNA that codes for a protein, while 染色体 (chromosome) is the structure that carries many genes.
DNA
DNA is the molecule that makes up chromosomes; 染色体 refers to the organized structure of DNA and proteins.

Etymology

Coined in Japanese from 染色 (staining) + 体 (body), referring to the way chromosomes are visible under a microscope after staining. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is a calque of the German 'Chromosom'.