遺伝暗号

Japanese

Kanji in this term
遺	伝	暗	号
い Grade: 6	でん Grade: 4	あん Grade: 3	ごう Grade: 3
kan'on	goon	kan'on	goon

Alternative spelling
遺傳暗號 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of 遺伝 (iden, “genetic”) +‎ 暗号 (angō, “code”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [idẽ̞ɰ̃ã̠ŋɡo̞ː]

Noun

遺(い)伝(でん)暗(あん)号(ごう) • (iden'angō) 

1. (biochemistry) codon (sequence of 3 adjacent nucleotides)