"shibire" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From Japanese しびれ (shibire, “numbness, paralyzed”). Coined by Japanese-Canadian geneticist and zoologist David Suzuki, its discoverer. Originally discovered in its temperature sensitive form, shibire(ts), which caused the afflicted flies to drop from the sky on a temperature change, appearing to be a gene causing paralysis. Suzuki, referencing his Japanese heritage, chose a Japanese term for being paralyzed as the gene's name. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ja|しびれ|t=numbness, paralyzed|tr=shibire}} Japanese しびれ (shibire, “numbness, paralyzed”), {{coin|en|David Suzuki|nat=Japanese-Canadian|occ=geneticist and zoologist}} Coined by Japanese-Canadian geneticist and zoologist David Suzuki, {{m|en|shibire(ts)}} shibire(ts) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} shibire (uncountable)
  1. (genetics) A gene found in Drosophila, its homolog of the dynamin gene. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Genetics Synonyms: shi Hyponyms: shibire(ts), shi(ts), shibire(ts1), shi(ts1), shibire(ts2), shi(ts2) Derived forms: shi, shibire(ts), shibire(ts1), shibire(ts2), shi(ts), shi(ts1), shi(ts2)
    Sense id: en-shibire-en-noun-1zmwBEf1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: biology, genetics, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences

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