遺伝情報(いでんじょうほう)

いでんじょうほう
noun
genetic information; hereditary information
1. genetic information; hereditary information
The biological instructions encoded in DNA that determine the characteristics of a living organism. Used in biology, medicine, and discussions about heredity and genetics.
DNAには遺伝情報(いでんじょうほう)が含(ふく)まれている。
DNA contains genetic information.
遺伝情報(いでんじょうほう)は親(おや)から子(こ)に受(う)け継(つ)がれる。
Genetic information is passed from parent to child.
近年(きんねん)、個人(こじん)の遺伝情報(いでんじょうほう)を解析(かいせき)して病気(びょうき)のリスクを予測(よそく)する技術(ぎじゅつ)が進(すす)んでいる。
In recent years, technology for analyzing individual genetic information to predict disease risk has advanced.

Composed of 遺伝(いでん) (heredity, genetics) and 情報(じょうほう) (information). A fundamental term in biology and medicine. With advances in genetic testing and personalized medicine, this term appears frequently in news and health discussions. Japan enacted the 個人(こじん)遺伝情報(いでんじょうほう)保護(ほご)ガイドライン to regulate the handling of personal genetic data.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 遺伝情報(いでんじょうほう)の解析(かいせき): analysis of genetic information
  • 遺伝情報(いでんじょうほう)を読(よ)み取(と)る: to read genetic information
  • 遺伝情報(いでんじょうほう)の保護(ほご): protection of genetic information

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • ゲノム: genome — the complete set of genetic information in an organism
  • 遺伝子(いでんし): gene — a specific unit of hereditary information within DNA
  • DNA: でぃーえぬえー — the molecule that carries genetic information
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