also: いでんしじゅうふく
gene duplication
A biological process where a segment of DNA containing a gene is duplicated, resulting in two copies. Used in genetics and evolutionary biology.
Gene duplication is one of the important mechanisms of evolution.
In this research, we are investigating how gene duplication occurs.
Standard kanji spelling for the biological term 'gene duplication'. The reading いでんしちょうふく is the most common.
Alternate reading using じゅうふく for 重複. Both readings are valid, but ちょうふく is more common in biological contexts.
Compound of 遺伝子 (gene) and 重複 (duplication). The term is a direct translation of the English 'gene duplication' and is used primarily in scientific contexts.