優性

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
優	性
ゆう Grade: 6	せい Grade: 5
on'yomi

Etymology

From 優(ゆう) (yū, “superior”) + 性(せい) (sei, “nature”). This wording was abolished in 2017 to avoid hints of eugenics.

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ゆうせー (Heiban – )^[1]
IPA^(key):

Noun

優(ゆう)性(せい) • (yūsei) ^{←いうせい (iusei)^?}

(biology, genetics, until 2017) dominance

Synonyms

(since 2017) 顕性(けんせい) (kensei, “dominance”)

Antonyms

(until 2017) 劣性(れっせい) (ressei, “recessiveness”)
(since 2017) 潜性(せんせい) (sensei, “recessiveness”)

References

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

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