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後成遺伝学 (こうせいいでんがく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

後こう成せい遺い伝でん学がく

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Meanings

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epigenetics

Academic term for the study of heritable changes in gene expression that do not involve changes to the underlying DNA sequence.

後こう成せい遺い伝でん学がくは、DNA配はい列れつの変へん化かを伴ともなわない

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野や

です

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Epigenetics is a field that studies changes in gene expression that do not involve alterations to the DNA sequence.

Kanji

後behind, back, later
成turn into, become, get
遺bequeath, leave behind, reserve
伝transmit, go along, walk along
学study, learning, science

Related words

遺い伝でん学がく
遺伝学 is the broader field of genetics, while 後成遺伝学 specifically refers to epigenetics, which deals with heritable changes beyond the DNA sequence.

Etymology

Compound of 後成 (こうせい, 'epigenetic') + 遺伝学 (いでんがく, 'genetics'). The term is a direct translation of the English 'epigenetics'.