基因突变

基因突變

jīyīn tūbiàn

noun

Meanings

1 genetic mutation
2 gene mutation

Characters

Examples

HSK 6

病毒通过基因突变产生新变种。

Bìngdú tōngguò jīyīn tūbiàn chǎnshēng xīn biànzhǒng.

Viruses produce new variants through genetic mutation.

HSK 7-9

这种疾病是由基因突变引起的。

Zhè zhǒng jíbìng shì yóu jīyīn tūbiàn yǐnqǐ de.

This disease is caused by a genetic mutation.

Tips

memory

基因 (gene) is a phono-semantic loan: 基 (foundation) + 因 (cause) sounds like 'gene' and also means 'foundational cause' - the hereditary basis of traits. 突变 = 突(sudden) + 变(change) = 'sudden change' = mutation.

Stroke Order

基 jī

因 yīn

突 tū

变 biàn