遗传物质

遺傳物質

yíchuán wùzhì

noun #37,461

Meanings

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

Characters

substance, quality

Examples

HSK 6

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.

HSK 6

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.

HSK 7-9

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, 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