後者の能力はすべて遺伝によって私達に伝えられる。つまり、親から受けつぐ遺伝子を通して私たちはそうした能力を受け取るのである。

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English Translation

All of these abilities are passed on to us by genetic transmission; we receive them by way of the genes that we inherit from our parents.

Furigana

後者(こうしゃ)の能力(のうりょく)はすべて遺伝(いでん)によって私達(わたしたち)に伝(つた)えられる。つまり、親(おや)から受(う)けつぐ遺伝子(いでんし)を通(とお)して私(わたし)たちはそうした能力(のうりょく)を受(う)け取(と)るのである。

Romanji

Kōsha no nōryoku wa subete iden niyotte watashitachi ni tsutaerareru. tsumari, oya kara uke tsugu idenshi otōshite watashitachi wa sōshita nōryoku o uketoru no de aru.

Words

後者 (こうしゃ)

the latter

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

能力 (のうりょく)

ability; faculty

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

全て (すべて)

everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly; all

遺伝 (いでん)

heredity; inherent

に因って (によって)

according to; by (means of); due to; because of

私たち (わたしたち、わたくしたち)

we; us

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

伝える (つたえる)

to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart; to propagate; to teach; to bequeath

詰まり (つまり)

that is to say; that is; in other words; I mean; in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run; when all is said and done; what it all comes down to; when you get right down to it; basically; clogging; obstruction; stuffing; (degree of) blockage; shrinkage; end; conclusion; dead end; corner; distress; being at the end of one's rope

親 (おや)

parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); founder; (pet) owner

から (から)

from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part); through (e.g. window, vestibule); after; since

受ける (うける)

to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to suffer (an injury); to feel (influence); to undergo (e.g. surgery); to take (a test); to accept (a challenge); to be given (e.g. life, talent); to follow; to succeed; to be descended from; to face (south, etc.); to be modified by; to obtain (a pawned item, etc.) by paying a fee; to be well-received; to become popular; to go down well

注ぐ (つぐ)

(usu. written as kana when referring to a solid) to pour (into a vessel); to fill; to dish out food or drink

遺伝子 (いでんし)

gene; genetic

を通して (をとおして)

through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of

然うした (そうした)

such

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

受け取る (うけとる)

to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...