fushi tarazu

noun

A Drosophila pair-rule gene that is responsible for the development of even-numbered (i.e. half of the) parasegments.

OriginJapanese 節足らず →
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Meanings

nounfushi tarazu (plural fushi tarazus)

plural fushi tarazus · alternative ftz

  1. biochemistryA Drosophila pair-rule gene that is responsible for the development of even-numbered (i.e. half of the) parasegments.

Origin

  1. Japanese節足らず
  2. Englishfushi tarazu

Borrowed from Japanese 節足らず (fushi-tarazu, literally “segment-deficient”), in reference to the absence of parasegments when not expressed.

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fushi tarazu. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fushi%20tarazu

MLA

“fushi tarazu.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fushi%20tarazu. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fushi tarazu,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fushi%20tarazu.

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