unit character

noun

, Genetics.

1. a characteristic, usually controlled by a single gene, that is transmitted as a unit in heredity.

unit character

noun

1. genetics a character inherited as a single unit and dependent on a single gene

Word History and Origins

Origin of unit character¹

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

Tallness in the pea is a unit-character, and the gametes in which it is represented are said to contain the factor for tallness.

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It will, for instance, require very strong evidence to establish feeble-mindedness as a unit character.

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The inheritance of eye color serves as a paradigm of the method of inheritance of any unit-character.

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How can one speak of a unit character, when the "unit" has an infinite number of values?

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Despite the obscuration of imperfect dominance, polydactylism in poultry proves itself to be a unit-character that segregates.

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