qīn
dài

technical

Meaning of 亲代

亲代 means parental generation; the biological parents or generation that produce the offspring generation. Pronounced qīn dài.

  • parental generation; the biological parents or generation that produce the offspring generation

Definitions & Examples

Zài
chuán
xué
shí
yàn
zhōng
 
men
qīn
dài
de
xìng
zhuàng
dài
de
xìng
zhuàng
 

In genetics experiments, we record the traits of the parental generation to predict the traits of the offspring generation.

Zhè
xiē
wān
dòu
de
qīn
dài
dōu
shì
chún
zhǒng
de
gāo
jīng
zhí
zhū
 

The parental generation of these peas were all purebred tall-stemmed plants.

Mèng
ěr
tōng
guò
yán
jiū
wān
dòu
de
qīn
dài
dài
 
xiàn
le
chuán
de
běn
guī
 

Mendel discovered the basic laws of heredity by studying the parental and offspring generations of peas.

Zhè
ge
xìng
zhuàng
shì
xiǎn
xìng
de
 
zhǐ
yào
qīn
dài
zhī
xié
dài
 
jiù
yǒu
néng
chuán
gěi
dài
 

This trait is dominant; as long as one parent carries it, it may be passed on to the offspring.

xué
jiā
zhèng
zài
fēn
zhè
zhǒng
bìng
zài
qīn
dài
dài
zhī
jiān
de
chuán
shì
 

Scientists are analyzing the transmission patterns of this disease between the parental and offspring generations.

Measure Words

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