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Erbmaterial

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German term or phrase:Erbmaterial
English translation:genetic material
Entered by: Rowan Morrell
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Medical - Medical (general) / Clinical Drug Investigation
German term or phrase: Erbmaterial
"• Es wird eine Blutprobe entnommen, um Ihren HBV-DNA-Spiegel, das heißt die Menge des ***Erbmaterials*** des Hepatitis B Virus in Ihrem Blut, zu untersuchen."

From a clinical drug investigation text. I can't find "Erbmaterial" in any dictionary. There is a discussion on LEO that suggests (not absolutely conclusively) that it might be "genetic material", and I guess that's a reasonable possibility. Or what about "hereditary material"? Or is it just a synonym of DNA and thus redundant? TIA for your help.
Rowan Morrell
New Zealand
Local time: 08:07
genetic material
Explanation:
seems to me the best thing to use in this context.

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Note added at 4 mins (2006-01-20 11:55:58 GMT)
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Or as you suggest, you could just leave it out..."a blood sample will be taken to measure the amount of HBV DNA..."

"hereditary material" is fine literally but not appropriate in context.
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Ford Prefect
United Kingdom
Local time: 21:07
Grading comment
I love it when a clearcut solution emerges. Genetic material it is, then! Many thanks James and all the peer graders. But thanks also to the others who contributed, and commiserations to Ingo, to whom I would also give points if it were possible. Appreciate everyone's help.
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Summary of answers provided
4 +14genetic material
Ford Prefect
4 +3genetic material
Ingo Dierkschnieder
4genome
Brie Vernier
4hereditary materialfranglish


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +14
genetic material


Explanation:
seems to me the best thing to use in this context.

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Note added at 4 mins (2006-01-20 11:55:58 GMT)
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Or as you suggest, you could just leave it out..."a blood sample will be taken to measure the amount of HBV DNA..."

"hereditary material" is fine literally but not appropriate in context.

Ford Prefect
United Kingdom
Local time: 21:07
Meets criteria
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 117
Grading comment
I love it when a clearcut solution emerges. Genetic material it is, then! Many thanks James and all the peer graders. But thanks also to the others who contributed, and commiserations to Ingo, to whom I would also give points if it were possible. Appreciate everyone's help.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Nicole Schnell
1 min
  -> thanks
agree  rainerc: yes, that's it
3 mins
  -> thanks
agree  Ingo Dierkschnieder: Yep.
3 mins
  -> thanks
agree  Stephen Sadie
15 mins
  -> thanks
agree  Deborah Curtis: not just the best thing to use - 100 % correct!
16 mins
  -> thanks
agree  Mihaela Boteva
23 mins
  -> thanks
agree  AnjaR
32 mins
  -> thanks
agree  Georg Schweigart (Dr.)
1 hr
  -> thanks
agree  Julia Lipeles
1 hr
  -> thanks
agree  Sabine Griebler
1 hr
  -> thanks
agree  John Speese: I too would say genetic material (which with most viruses is DNA , although for some it's RNA).
2 hrs
  -> thanks
agree  franglish
2 hrs
  -> thanks
agree  Siegfried Armbruster
1 day1 hr
  -> thanks
agree  tolketjenesten: in this context 'genetic material', see: Hepatitis B Virus Test: The tests detect antigens, proteins (antibodies), or genetic material (DNA or RNA) of the viruses that cause hepatitis. http://www.webmd.com/hw/hepatitis/hw201572.asp
1 day10 hrs
  -> thaks
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
genetic material


Explanation:
I would use genetic material as, according to Wikipedia, "Genetic material is the material used to store genetic information for a living organism. For all currently known living organisms, the genetic material is almost exclusively DNA."

That they mean DNA is obvious from "HBV-*DNA*-Spiegel".

Or simply use "amount of Hepatitis B virus DNA".


    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genetic_material
Ingo Dierkschnieder
United Kingdom
Local time: 21:07
Meets criteria
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 80

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Nicole Schnell: Definitely.
3 mins
  -> Thanks Nicole.
agree  Georg Schweigart (Dr.)
59 mins
agree  franglish
2 hrs
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36 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
hereditary material


Explanation:
thousands of google hits for this

franglish
Switzerland
Local time: 22:07
Meets criteria
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 39

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  rainerc: correct, but not in this context
8 mins
  -> Thanks, Rainer; was in two minds about it anyway.
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
genome


Explanation:
How does chronic hepatitis B virus cause liver cancer? In patients with both chronic hepatitis B virus and liver cancer, the genetic material of hepatitis B virus is frequently found to be part of the genetic material of the cancer cells. It is thought, therefore, that specific regions of the hepatitis B virus genome (genetic code) enter the genetic material of the liver cells. This hepatitis B virus genetic material may then disrupt the normal genetic material in the liver cells, thereby causing the liver cells to become cancerous.
http://www.medicinenet.com/liver_cancer/article.htm


    Reference: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erbmaterial
    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genome
Brie Vernier
Germany
Local time: 22:07
Meets criteria
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 92
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