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Oct 5, 2009 07:28
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Japanese term
連
Japanese to English
Science
Biology (-tech,-chem,micro-)
Biotesting
This comes up here.
連数： 1試験区に付き1連
生物数：10尾／1試験区
試験液量：1試験容器（1連）に付き1．8L
In this test, various groups (試験区) are set up, each with a different concentration of a test substance. The effect of the substance on Oryzias latipes is then tested.
Can I refer to 連 here as a "replicate"?
Any other ideas?
連数： 1試験区に付き1連
生物数：10尾／1試験区
試験液量：1試験容器（1連）に付き1．8L
In this test, various groups (試験区) are set up, each with a different concentration of a test substance. The effect of the substance on Oryzias latipes is then tested.
Can I refer to 連 here as a "replicate"?
Any other ideas?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | Replicate |
matsuquin37
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| 3 | series |
Yasutomo Kanazawa
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| 3 | Sequence |
matsuquin37
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Proposed translations
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Replicate
I'd agree that this is the closest match to this situation as discussed earlier.
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Yasutomo Kanazawa
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series
I'm not sure, but I think 連here means series.
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Sequence
"Sequence" seems to fit this situation.
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Reference:
FYR
６－４ 連数（繰り返し）
各試験濃度区について3連とする。対照区については６連（助剤対照区を設けている
場合には、対照区については３連、助剤対照区については６連）で試験を実施するこ
とが望ましい。
http://www.env.go.jp/chemi/kagaku/hourei/tuuchi/kaisei01.pdf
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Note added at 17時間 (2009-10-06 01:24:28 GMT)
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another possibility:
tribe
5. Biology A taxonomic category placed between a subfamily and a genus or between a suborder and a family and usually containing several genera.
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/tribe
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Note added at 3日2時間 (2009-10-08 09:36:27 GMT)
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replication
1 重複試験（実験，観察）（最初の結果を確かめたり，正確さを期したり，標本誤差をより正確に推定するために，2度以上実験や研究を繰り返すこと）
ステッドマン
各試験濃度区について3連とする。対照区については６連（助剤対照区を設けている
場合には、対照区については３連、助剤対照区については６連）で試験を実施するこ
とが望ましい。
http://www.env.go.jp/chemi/kagaku/hourei/tuuchi/kaisei01.pdf
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Note added at 17時間 (2009-10-06 01:24:28 GMT)
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another possibility:
tribe
5. Biology A taxonomic category placed between a subfamily and a genus or between a suborder and a family and usually containing several genera.
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/tribe
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Note added at 3日2時間 (2009-10-08 09:36:27 GMT)
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replication
1 重複試験（実験，観察）（最初の結果を確かめたり，正確さを期したり，標本誤差をより正確に推定するために，2度以上実験や研究を繰り返すこと）
ステッドマン
Note from asker:
| Thank you very much for your input cinefil! Very helpful as ever. Also nice to meet you the other night! All the best. |
Discussion
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http://wwwhourei.mhlw.go.jp/cgi-bin/t_document.cgi?MODE=tsuc...
As far as I can see, this kanji refers to replicates. Would anybody like to post evidence to back up their term or any other term?
I can't really grade fairly without some evidence...
Cheers!