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基因

yīn
HSK 7freq #2983

Meanings

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yīn
  1. 1.gene (loanword)

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Wiktionary

  1. 1.gene (Classifier: 個/个)
  2. 2.succession; inheritance; continuity
  3. 3.cause; basic cause

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Etymology

Phono-semantic matching of English gene, coined by geneticist Tan Jiazhen circa 1935, literally "fundamental factor".

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