shibire

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Etymology edit

From Japanese しびれ (shibire, “numbness, paralyzed”). Coined by Japanese-Canadian geneticist and zoologist David Suzuki, its discoverer. Originally discovered in its temperature sensitive form, shibire(ts), which caused the afflicted flies to drop from the sky on a temperature change, appearing to be a gene causing paralysis. Suzuki, referencing his Japanese heritage, chose a Japanese term for being paralyzed as the gene's name.

Noun edit

shibire (uncountable)

(genetics) A gene found in Drosophila, its homolog of the dynamin gene.

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shi

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Translingual: shi

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shibire

Romanization of しびれ