English Dictionary

genetics

IPA（発音記号）

/d͡ʒɛˈnɛ.tɪks/

名詞

不可算名詞

(biology) The branch of biology that deals with the transmission and variation of inherited characteristics, in particular chromosomes and DNA.

日本語の意味

遺伝子の伝達と変異を扱う生物学の一分野。特に染色体やDNAなどが対象となり、遺伝学と呼ばれる。

After studying genetics for years, she discovered a mutation that explained the family's rare disorder.

長年遺伝学を学んだ後、彼女は家族に見られるまれな疾患を説明する変異を発見した。

意味（1）

(biology) The branch of biology that deals with the transmission and variation of inherited characteristics, in particular chromosomes and DNA.

If we want to raise mangels that will not run to seed, or to breed a cow that will give more milk in less time, or milk with more butter and less water, we can turn to Genetics with every hope that something can be done in these laudable directions.

意味（2）

(biology) The genetic makeup of a specific individual or species.

As a result of your father’s, mother’s, and their parents genetics, you are born with a genetic structure that is dealt to you at conception. […] Our ancestry determines our genetics.