meaning for 基因 jīyīn:

  • - gene (loanword)

yíchuánbìng遗传病
wǎngwǎng往往
shì
yóu
bùliáng不良
jīyīn基因
yǐnqǐ引起
de

Genetic diseases are often caused by defective genes.


zhèzhǒng这种
dòngwù动物
de
máosè毛色
shì
jīyīn基因
juédìng决定
de

The fur color of this animal is determined by genetics.


yǒuméiyǒu有没有
yǔyán语言
jīyīn基因
de
zìrán自然
tiānzé天择

Has there been natural selection for a 'language gene'?


wǒmen我们
xūyào需要
gèng
shēnrù深入
de
liǎojiě了解
jīyīn基因
rúhé如何
yǐngxiǎng影响
yíchuán遗传

We need to have a deeper understanding of how genes affect inheritance.