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遺伝子 (いでんし) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

遺い伝でん子し

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Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

1

noun

Standard biological term for a unit of heredity. Used in scientific, medical, and everyday contexts.

遺い伝でん子しの研けん究きゅうが進すすんでいる。
Research on genes is advancing.
この病びょう気きは遺い伝でん子しの異い常じょうによって起お

こる

。

This disease is caused by a genetic abnormality.

Kanji

遺bequeath, leave behind, reserve
伝transmit, go along, walk along
子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM

Similar words

DNA
DNA is the molecule that carries genetic information; 遺伝子 refers to the functional units of heredity within DNA.
染せん色しょく体たい
染色体 (chromosome) is the structure that contains genes; 遺伝子 is the gene itself.

Etymology

Compound of 遺伝 (iden, 'heredity') and 子 (shi, 'element' or 'small unit'), coined as a translation of the English word 'gene' in the early 20th century.