遗传物质

遺傳物質

yíchuánwùzhì

noun #37,461

Meanings

1 genetic material
2 hereditary substance (i.e. DNA/RNA)

Characters

substance, quality

Examples

DNA是大多数生物的遗传物质。

DNA shì dàduōshù shēngwù de yíchuán wùzhì.

DNA is the genetic material of most organisms.

病毒的遗传物质可能是DNA或RNA。

Bìngdú de yíchuán wùzhì kěnéng shì DNA huò RNA.

A virus's genetic material can be either DNA or RNA.

细胞分裂时遗传物质会复制。

Xìbāo fēnliè shí yíchuán wùzhì huì fùzhì.

Genetic material replicates during cell division.

Tips

usage

Standard term in biology textbooks and scientific writing. 遗传 'inherit/pass down' + 物质 'substance/material.' The everyday word for genes is 基因 (jīyīn) — a phonetic loan from English 'gene'; 遗传物质 is the broader umbrella term covering DNA, RNA and chromosomes.

Stroke Order

遗 yí

传 chuán

物 wù

质 zhì