劣性

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
れつ > れっ
Grade: S
せい
Grade: 5
on'yomi

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(れっ)(せい) (resseiれつせい (retusei)?

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

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References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN