模式动物

模式動物

móshì dòngwù

noun

Meanings

1 model organism (biology)
2 model animal

Characters

thing, creature

Examples

HSK 6

小鼠是研究人类疾病最常用的模式动物。

Xiǎoshǔ shì yánjiū rénlèi jíbìng zuì chángyòng de móshì dòngwù.

The mouse is the most commonly used model organism for studying human disease.

HSK 7-9

斑马鱼作为模式动物在发育生物学中非常重要。

Bānmǎyú zuòwéi móshì dòngwù zài fāyù shēngwùxué zhōng fēicháng zhòngyào.

Zebrafish are extremely important as a model organism in developmental biology.

Tips

usage

Scientific term. Common 模式动物 include 小鼠 (mouse), 果蝇 (fruit fly), 斑马鱼 (zebrafish), 线虫 (C. elegans) and 非洲爪蟾 (Xenopus). Note 模式 here means 'model/template', not 'mode'.

Stroke Order

模 mó

式 shì

动 dòng

物 wù