① 遺伝される形質の情報の単位。ほとんどの生物ではDNAによってコードされる。一部のウイルスではRNAによる。② 下の世代へと引き継がれる性質や精神。
genetics; study of heredity
atavism; throwback; reappearance of an earlier characteristic; skipping a generation; reversion to ancestral type
inheritable character; inheritable; hereditary; inherited
gene; genetic factor; genetic element
genotoxicity; genetic toxicity
access to genetic resources and benefit sharing; Access and Benefit-Sharing; ABS
telegony; influence of a previous sire on the offspring of a female with a later sire (discredited theory of heredity)
genetic counseling; genetic counselling