the scientific study of genes, heredity, and how traits are passed from parents to children

relating to the passing on of physical or mental characteristics genetically from one generation to another; genetic; inherited

A disease or medical condition that is passed down genetically from parents to their children.

the material used to store genetic information in a living organism, such as DNA or RNA

genetic disorder; hereditary disease

genetic information; the biological data stored in DNA that is passed from one generation to the next

The technology of transferring genetic material between organisms or altering DNA to change the biological traits of a cell or organism; also called [[基因工程|基因工程|ji1 yin1 gong1 cheng2]]

the proportion of variation in a trait that is due to genetic factors

sex-linked inheritance; sex-linkage

the phenomenon where a single genotype produces multiple distinct phenotypes in response to different environmental conditions

The biological technique that uses light to control neurons that have been genetically modified to express light-sensitive ion channels.

The study of the relationship between inheritance and the structure and function of cells, especially chromosomes; a branch of science combining genetics and cytology.

the study of heritable changes in gene expression that do not involve changes to the underlying DNA sequence

The internal factor that determines the traits and characteristics of an organism; gene

inheritance of a trait or characteristic that was absent in one or more previous generations; skip-generation inheritance

reappearance of a trait in a descendant after being absent for one or more generations; skip-generation inheritance

A biological trait from an ancestor reappearing in a descendant after being absent for one or more generations; also known as [[隔世遗传|隔世遺傳|ge2 shi4 yi2 chuan2]] or [[间歇遗传|間歇遺傳|jian4 xie1 yi2 chuan2]].