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ＤＮＡバーコード (ディーエヌエーバーコード) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

ＤＮＡバーコード

Meanings

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noun

DNA barcode

A short DNA sequence used to identify species, similar to a product barcode. Used in biology and taxonomy.

研けん究きゅう者しゃはＤＮＡバーコードを使つかって新しん種しゅを特とく定ていした。
The researchers identified a new species using DNA barcoding.

Written forms

ＤＮＡバーコード
Standard technical spelling using fullwidth Latin letters and katakana.
DNAバーコード
Halfwidth Latin variant commonly seen in scientific contexts.

Similar words

バーコード
Refers to a standard optical barcode, not a DNA sequence.

Etymology

Loanword from English 'DNA barcode'. The term is a direct borrowing used in scientific Japanese.