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blending inheritance

noun Genetics.

inheritance in which contrasting parental characters appear as a blend in the offspring.

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Nearby words

  1. blende,
  2. blended family,
  3. blended learning,
  4. blended whiskey,
  5. blender,
  6. blenheim,
  7. blenheim palace,
  8. blenheim spaniel,
  9. blennioid,
  10. blenno-
Compare particulate inheritance.

Origin of blending inheritance

First recorded in 1920–25
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