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Noun Concept
Categories: Genetics, Evolutionary biology
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atavism  reversion  throwback  atavisms  atavistic
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A reappearance of an earlier characteristic WordNet 3.0
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A reappearance of an earlier characteristic WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
In biology, an atavism is a modification of a biological structure whereby an ancestral genetic trait reappears after having been lost through evolutionary change in previous generations. Wikipedia
The recurrence or reversion to a past behaviour, method, characteristic or style after a long period of absence. Wiktionary
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recurrence
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atavist
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The Nuttall Encyclopædia
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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atavism, reversion, throwback
Wikipedia
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atavism
Wikidata
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atavism
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atavism
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atavisms, atavistic, Evolutionary throw-back, Evolutionary throw-backs, Evolutionary throw back, Evolutionary throw backs, Evolutionary throwbacks

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