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遺伝暗号 (いでんあんごう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

遺い伝でん暗あん号ごう

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Meanings

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noun

genetic code

Refers to the set of rules by which information encoded in genetic material (DNA or RNA) is translated into proteins. Used in biology and genetics contexts.

遺い伝でん暗あん号ごうは、DNAの塩えん基き配はい列れつがタンパク質しつのアミノ酸さん配はい列れつに翻ほん訳やくされる規き則そくである。
The genetic code is the set of rules by which the base sequence of DNA is translated into the amino acid sequence of proteins.

Kanji

遺bequeath, leave behind, reserve
伝transmit, go along, walk along
暗darkness, disappear, shade
号nickname, number, item

Similar words

遺い伝でん子し
遺伝子 (gene) is a unit of heredity, while 遺伝暗号 (genetic code) is the code that translates genetic information into proteins.
ゲノム
ゲノム (genome) is the complete set of genetic material in an organism, whereas 遺伝暗号 is the coding system used to interpret that material.

Etymology

Compound of 遺伝 (iden, 'heredity') and 暗号 (angō, 'code, cipher'). The term is a direct translation of the English 'genetic code'.