細さい胞ぼう質しつ遺い伝でん

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cytoplasmic heredity

Technical term in genetics referring to the transmission of traits through cytoplasmic factors (e.g., mitochondrial DNA) rather than nuclear genes.

dainty, get thin, taper

胞placenta, sac, sheath

質substance, quality, matter

遺bequeath, leave behind, reserve

伝transmit, go along, walk along

核かく遺い伝でん
核遺伝 refers to nuclear heredity (transmission via nuclear genes), contrasting with 細胞質遺伝 which involves cytoplasmic inheritance.

Compound of 細胞質 (cytoplasm) + 遺伝 (heredity). The term is a direct calque from English 'cytoplasmic heredity'.