particulate inheritance
noun Genetics.
the inheritance of discrete characters via genes that are independently expressed without the blending of characters from one generation to the next.
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Origin of particulate inheritance
First recorded in 1885–90
Words nearby particulate inheritance
particularly, particular negative, Particulars of Claim, particular solution, particulate, particulate inheritance, parting, Parting is such sweet sorrow, parting line, parting of the ways, parting shot
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