基因

jī yīn · ji yin

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. gene (loanword)

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2 examples
01

一(yì)些(xiē)疾(jí)病(bìng)的(de)产(chǎn)生(shēng)原(yuán)因(yīn)是(shì)基(jī)因(yīn)缺(quē)陷(xiàn)。

Some diseases are caused by a defective gene.

Tatoeba: Chinese by suitchic · English by Source_VOA · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)们(men)应(yīng)该(gāi)对(duì)人(rén)使(shǐ)用(yòng)基(jī)因(yīn)编(biān)辑(jí)吗(ma)?

Should we use genetic engineering on people?

Tatoeba: Chinese by GlossaMatik · English by Source_VOA · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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