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blending inheritance
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noun Genetics.
inheritance in which contrasting parental characters appear as a blend in the offspring.
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Origin of blending inheritance
First recorded in 1920–25
Words nearby blending inheritance
blende, blended family, blended learning, blended whiskey, blender, blending inheritance, Blenheim, Blenheim Palace, Blenheim spaniel, blennioid, blennorrhoea
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