“基因”一词的由来

The Origin of the Term “GENE”

1909年 ,约翰森创造“基因”(gene)一词作为遗传单位的名称。该词是由德 弗里斯创造的“泛生子”(pangene)一词缩短而成的 ,而“泛生子”一词则衍生于达尔文提出的“泛生论”(theoryofpangenesis)。约翰森的这一创造堪称“推陈出新”的典范。

In1909,Johannsen coined the word “gene”, shortened from the pangene of de Vries and ultimately derived from Darwin’s word pangenesis,to denote the unit of heredity.It was an outstanding example of“weeding through the old to bring forth the new ”.