Y染色体

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of Y染色体 – see Y染色體 (“Y chromosome”). (This term is the simplified form of Y染色體).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
染	色	体
せん Grade: 6	しょく Grade: 2	たい Grade: 2
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
Y染色體 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Y(ワイ) (wai) + 染色体(せんしょくたい) (senshokutai, “chromosome”), calque of English Y chromosome.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ワイせんしょくたい [wàí séńshókútáí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ɰᵝa̠i sẽ̞ɰ̃ɕo̞kɯ̟̊ᵝta̠i]

Noun

Y(ワイ)染(せん)色(しょく)体(たい) • (wai senshokutai) 

1. (genetics) Y chromosome

See also

• X染(エックスせん)色(しょく)体(たい) (ekkusu senshokutai)