Nessa Careyの 'Junk DNA' （副題 'A Journey Through the Dark Matter of the Genome'）を読み始めました。
Other regions of junk DNA are genetic interlopers, derived from the genomes of viruses and other microorganisms that have integrated into human chromosomes, like genetic sleeper agents. These remnants of long-dead organisms carry potential dangers to the cell, the individual and sometimes even to wider populations.
"interloper" を調べます。
・Oxford English Dictionary: a person who is present in a place or a situation where they do not belong or are not wanted: She felt like an interloper in her own family.
・Collins Dictionary: If you describe someone as an interloper, you mean that they have come into a situation or a place where they are not wanted or do not belong.: She had no wish to share her father with any outsider and regarded us as interlopers.
・Cambridge English Dictionary: someone who becomes involved in an activity or a social group without being asked, or enters a place without permission: Security did not prevent an interloper from getting onto the stage at the opening ceremony.
引用文では "interloper" を擬人化して使っていますね。
Other regions of junk DNA are genetic interlopers, derived from the genomes of viruses and other microorganisms that have integrated into human chromosomes, like genetic sleeper agents. These remnants of long-dead organisms carry potential dangers to the cell, the individual and sometimes even to wider populations.
"interloper" を調べます。
・Oxford English Dictionary: a person who is present in a place or a situation where they do not belong or are not wanted: She felt like an interloper in her own family.
・Collins Dictionary: If you describe someone as an interloper, you mean that they have come into a situation or a place where they are not wanted or do not belong.: She had no wish to share her father with any outsider and regarded us as interlopers.
・Cambridge English Dictionary: someone who becomes involved in an activity or a social group without being asked, or enters a place without permission: Security did not prevent an interloper from getting onto the stage at the opening ceremony.
引用文では "interloper" を擬人化して使っていますね。
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