いでんし
Meanings
Noun
1. gene
Adjective (の)
Pre-noun adjective
2. genetic
Pitch accent
んし
Composed of
heredity; (genetic) inheritance
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
Used in vocabulary (54 in total)
allele; allelomorph
lethal gene
gene manipulation
genetic engineering
gene recombination; genetically modified; GM
DNA test; genetic test; genetic testing
genetic disorder
tumour suppressor gene; tumor suppressor gene
transgenesis; transgenics; gene transfer
regulator gene; regulatory gene
gene expression
gene resource
genetic diagnosis
genetic map
gene frequency
genetic determinism
structural gene
gene polymorphism
immune response gene; IR gene
control gene; regulator gene; regulatory gene
genetic locus
pseudogene
genetic drift
immediate early gene; IEG
gene transplantation
CLOCK gene; Circadian Locomotor Output Cycles Kaput gene
Examples (2 in total)
Some diseases are caused by a defective gene.
Without the random mutation of genes there would be no evolution.