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形質発現 (けいしつはつげん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

形けい質しつ発はつ現げん

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つ

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Meanings

1

phenotypic expression

Technical term in biology referring to the manifestation of a trait or characteristic in an organism, determined by genetic and environmental factors.

遺い伝でん子し型がたが同おなじでも

、

環かん

境きょう

に

よっ

て

形けい

質しつ

発はつ

現げん

が

異こと

なる

こと

が

ある

。

Even with the same genotype, phenotypic expression can differ depending on the environment.

Kanji

形shape, form, style
質substance, quality, matter
発departure, discharge, publish
現present, existing, actual

Built from

形けい質しつ+発はつ現げん

Etymology

Compound of 形質 (けいしつ, 'trait; character') and 発現 (はつげん, 'expression; manifestation'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term is used in modern biology.