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    3. 形質

    形質

    形けい質しつ

    (phenotypic) trait

    KMT10News #44+1NounScience & MathKanji Vocab22 strokes

    けいしつ

    Noun

    1.
    (phenotypic) trait, (hereditary) character
    biology
    2.
    allele
    biology

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    遺い伝でん子しの違ちがいが、生せい物ぶつの形けい質しつに影えい響きょうを与あたえる。

    Differences in genes affect the traits of living organisms.

    KMT8Science & Math
    この植しょく物ぶつは、特とく定ていの環へん境きょ下うかで異ことなる形けい質しつを示しめす。

    This plant exhibits different traits under specific environmental conditions.

    KMT10Science & MathNature & Environment
    メンデルは、エンドウ豆まめの様さま々ざまな形けい質しつがどのように遺い伝でんするかを研けん究きゅうした。

    Mendel studied how various traits of pea plants are inherited.

    KMT10Science & MathHistory
    遺い伝でん子し組くみ換かえ技ぎ術じゅつは、作さく物もつの形けい質しつを改かい良りょうするために利り用ようされる。

    Genetic modification technology is used to improve the traits of crops.

    KMT10Science & MathTechnology
    動どう物ぶつの行こう動どう形けい質しつは、生せい存ぞん戦せん略りゃくと密みっ接せつに関かん連れんしている。

    Behavioral traits of animals are closely related to their survival strategies.

    KMT10AnimalsScience & MathNature & Environment

    Kanji that make up this word

    形
    かた・-がた・かたち・なり…(3)
    shape・form・style
    質
    たち・ただ.す・もと・わりふ…(3)
    substance・quality・matter・temperament
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