遺伝子|いでんしidenshi[2]nakadaka (mid-high)

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Definitions
  1. noungene
    DNA is a complex chemical that makes up a gene.
Synonyms & antonyms
  • SynonymジーンNeutralA neutral loanword rarely used on its own in everyday or academic contexts; it appears mostly in names. For genes in general, say 「遺伝子」.
  • Related遺伝因子いでんいんしWrittenIn written/formal prose, this means factors that determine inherited traits; it also appears today in phrases like 「遺伝因子と環境因子」. For a specific gene, say 「遺伝子」.

Default to 「遺伝子」 for gene, as in 「遺伝子検査」; it also figuratively means a spirit passed down through generations. For hereditary factors in general, 「遺伝因子」 works; ジーン is rare outside names.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 遺伝いでんされる形質けいしつの情報じょうほうの単位たんい。ほとんどの生物せいぶつではDNAによってコードされる。一部いちぶのウイルスではRNAによる。
  2. (比喩的ひゆてき)下かの世代せだいへと引き継ひきつがれる性質せいしつや精神せいしん。
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