劣性

Japanese

Kanji in this term
劣	性
れつ > れっ Grade: S	せい Grade: 5
on’yomi

Etymology

From 劣(れつ) (retsu, “inferior”) + 性(せい) (sei, “nature”). This wording was abolished in 2017 to avoid hints of eugenics.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) れ​っせー [réꜜssèè] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ɾe̞sːe̞ː]

Noun

劣(れっ)性(せい) • (ressei) ^{←れつせい (retusei)?}

1. (biology, genetics) [until 2017] recessiveness

Synonyms

• (since 2017) 潜性(せんせい) (sensei, “recessiveness”)

Antonyms

• (until 2017) 優性(ゆうせい) (yūsei, “dominance”)
• (since 2017) 顕性(けんせい) (kensei, “dominance”)