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Definitions
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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