劣性

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Japanese

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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) れっせー (Atamadaka – )^[1]
IPA^(key):

Noun

劣(れっ)性(せい) • (ressei) ^{←れつせい (retusei)^?}

(biology, genetics) recessiveness

Synonyms

(since 2017) 潜性(せんせい) (sensei, “recessiveness”)

Antonyms

(until 2017) 優性(ゆうせい) (yūsei, “dominance”)
(since 2017) 顕性(けんせい) (kensei, “dominance”)

References

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

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