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デオキシリボ核酸 (デオキシリボかくさん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

デオキシリボ核かく酸さん

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Meanings

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noun

deoxyribonucleic acid; DNA

Scientific term for the molecule that carries genetic information. In everyday Japanese, the abbreviation DNA (ディーエヌエー) is more common.

デオキシリボ核かく酸さんは二に重じゅうらせん構こう造ぞうをしている。
Deoxyribonucleic acid has a double-helix structure.
生せい物ぶつ学がくの授じゅ業ぎょうでデオキシリボ核かく酸さんに

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We learned about deoxyribonucleic acid in biology class.

Kanji

核nucleus, core, kernel
酸acid, bitterness, sour

Similar words

DNA
DNA is the common abbreviation used in everyday and scientific Japanese, while デオキシリボ核酸 is the full formal term.
リボ核かく酸さん
Ribonucleic acid (RNA), a related nucleic acid. デオキシリボ核酸 differs by lacking an oxygen atom in its sugar backbone.

Etymology

From English 'deoxyribonucleic acid', adapted into Japanese as デオキシリボ核酸 (deokishiribo kakusan). The term is a direct loanword with kanji for 'nucleic acid' (核酸).