particulate inheritance
nounGenetics.
the inheritance of discrete characters via genes that are independently expressed without the blending of characters from one generation to the next.
Origin of particulate inheritance
1First recorded in 1885–90
- Compare blending inheritance.
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How to use particulate inheritance in a sentence
The result is a case of particulate inheritance—the single comb being inherited anteriorly and the oo comb posteriorly.
Inheritance of Characteristics in Domestic Fowl | Charles Benedict Davenport
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