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相引 (そういん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

相そう引いん

Meanings

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noun

genetics

Technical term in genetics referring to the linkage or coupling of genes. Compare 相反 (そうはん, repulsion).

See also: 相反

遺い伝でん学がくでは、相そう引いんと相そう反はんは対たい立りつする概がい念ねんとして扱あつかわれる。
In genetics, coupling and repulsion are treated as opposing concepts.

Kanji

相inter-, mutual, together
引pull, tug, jerk

Similar words

相そう反はん
相引 (coupling) refers to the tendency of certain alleles to be inherited together, while 相反 (repulsion) refers to the tendency of dominant alleles from different parents to separate.

Etymology

Compound of 相 (mutual) and 引 (pull), likely a calque from English 'coupling' in genetics. The exact historical derivation is uncertain.