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atavistic

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9 lettersPronunciation /æt.əˈvɪs.tɪk/Part of speech adjectiveSorted aaciisttvStarts with AEnds with C0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. characteristic of an atavist

Word origin

From atavism + -istic.

Used in a sentence

  • Although the heterozygote gives it an atavistic appearance, the gene is not atavistic.
  • Thus the gene which produced atavistic digits in the vigorous heterozygous pentadactyl condition is a lethal monster in the homozygous condition.
  • Reactivation of a dormant atavistic gene could account for the abnormal costocoracoid ligament in humans.

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