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連鎖群 (れんさぐん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

連れん鎖さ群ぐん

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Meanings

1

noun

linkage group

Technical term in genetics referring to a set of genes located on the same chromosome that tend to be inherited together.

この遺い伝でん子しは同おなじ連れん鎖さ群ぐんに属ぞくしている。
These genes belong to the same linkage group.

Kanji

連take along, lead, join
鎖chain, irons, connection
群flock, group, crowd

Similar words

連れん鎖さ
連鎖 means 'chain' or 'linkage' in a general sense, while 連鎖群 specifically refers to a linkage group in genetics.

Etymology

Compound of 連鎖 (れんさ, 'linkage') and 群 (ぐん, 'group'). The term is a direct translation of the English 'linkage group' used in genetics.