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particulate inheritance

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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.


Origin:
1885–90
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Main Entry: particulate inheritance
Function: noun
: inheritance of characters specifically transmitted by genes in accord with Mendel's laws called also Mendelianinheritance; —compare BLENDING INHERITANCE, QUANTITATIVE INHERITANCE
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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