piwi

发音

/ˈpiwi/

词形变化

piwis 复数 piwis

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A class of genes originally identified as encoding regulatory proteins responsible for maintaining incomplete differentiation in stem cells and maintaining the stability of cell division rates in germline cells.

    定语 生物 医学
  2. 2.

    a small Australian magpie lark, also known as a Murray magpie.

词源

Short for P-element induced wimpy testis in Drosophila.

来源：wiktionary