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单词 atavism
释义 at·a·vism AHD[ătʹə-vĭz'əm] D.J.[ˈætəˌvɪzəm]K.K.[ˈætəˌvɪzəm]n.(名词)
    1. The reappearance of a characteristic in an organism after several generations of absence, usually caused by the chance recombination of genes.返祖现象,隔代遗传:机体特征在几代缺失后重新出现,通常由基因重组引起
    1. An individual or a part that exhibits atavism. Also called throwback 返祖体:表现出返祖现象的个体或部分 也作 throwback
    1. The return of a trait or recurrence of previous behavior after a period of absence.重现:经过一段时间的缺失后,一特征的重新出现或以前特性的再次发生
Etymology语源
    1. French atavisme 法语 atavisme
    1. from Latin atavus [ancestor] 源自 拉丁语 atavus [祖先]
    1. atta [father] atta [父亲]
    1. avus [grandfather] * see awo- avus [祖父] * 参见 awo-
Related Forms继承用法atʹavist n.(名词)at'avisʹtic adj.(形容词)at'avisʹtically adv.(副词)
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