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Merkmalsträger

English translation: carrier of the trait/carrier

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German term or phrase:Merkmalsträger
English translation:carrier of the trait/carrier
Entered by: Lucius Passani, Ph.D.

20:13 Nov 26, 2004
German to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical (general)
German term or phrase: Merkmalsträger
... vererbter Merkmale mit homozygoter Schadwirkung ist mit geschädigter Nachzucht zu rechnen (25%), wenn heterozygote Merkmalsträger miteinander verpaart werden ...
Lucius Passani, Ph.D.
carrier of the trait/carrier
Explanation:
You can just say carrier. I think it will suffice since the word trait/traits occurs in the first part of the sentence.
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Gisela Greenlee
Local time: 19:35
Grading comment
Thank you,
Lucius
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +6carrier of the trait/carrier
Gisela Greenlee


  

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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
carrier of the trait/carrier


Explanation:
You can just say carrier. I think it will suffice since the word trait/traits occurs in the first part of the sentence.

Gisela Greenlee
Local time: 19:35
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 1195
Grading comment
Thank you,
Lucius

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Kim Metzger: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&d...
19 mins
  -> Thanks, Kim!
agree  Trudy Peters: just carrier will be fine
51 mins
  -> Thank you, Trudy!
agree  Dr.G.MD (X)
1 hr
  -> Danke, Gerhard!
agree  Olaf Reibedanz: just "carrier" :-)
2 hrs
  -> Danke, Olaf!
agree  Fantutti (X)
10 hrs
agree  MMUlr
12 hrs
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