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遺伝子突然変異 (いでんしとつぜんへんい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

遺い伝でん子し突とつ然ぜん変へん異い

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Meanings

1

gene mutation

Technical term in genetics for a permanent alteration in the DNA sequence of a gene.

遺い伝でん子し突とつ然ぜん変へん異いは進しん

化か

の

原げん

動どう

力りょく

の

一ひと

つ

と

考かんが

え

られ

て

いる

。

Gene mutations are considered one of the driving forces of evolution.

Kanji

遺bequeath, leave behind, reserve
伝transmit, go along, walk along
子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM
突stab, protruding, thrust
然sort of thing, so, if so
変unusual, change, strange
異uncommon, different, queerness

Related words

突とつ然ぜん変へん異い
突然変異 is the broader term for 'mutation', while 遺伝子突然変異 specifically refers to mutations at the gene level.

Built from

遺い伝でん子し+突とつ然ぜん変へん異い

Etymology

Compound of 遺伝子 (gene) and 突然変異 (mutation). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term is a modern scientific coinage.