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单词 blending inheritance
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blending inheritance


blend·ing inheritance

(blĕn′dĭng)n. The discredited theory that inheritance of traits from two parents produces offspring with characteristics that are intermediate between those of the parents.

blend′ing inher′itance


n. inheritance in which contrasting parental characters appear as a blend in the offspring. [1920–25]

blending inheritance


blending inheritance

[′blen·diŋ in′her·ə·təns] (genetics) Inheritance in which the character of the offspring is a blend of those in the parents; a common feature for quantitative characters, such as stature, determined by large numbers of genes and affected by environmental variation.

blending inheritance


blend·ing in·her·i·tance

galtonian term for inheritance in which no component is conspicuous or obtrusive.

blending inheritance

(blĕn′dĭng)n. The discredited theory that inheritance of traits from two parents produces offspring with characteristics that are intermediate between those of the parents.

blending inheritance

a pre-20th century theory that the male and female GAMETES each contained essences from the various parts of the parental body, which were mixed at fertilization to produce offspring showing some features of both parents. The theory was backed up by results from crosses involving quantitative characters (see POLYGENIC INHERITANCE in which there was an apparent mixing of PHENOTYPES due to segregation of polygenes. However, the idea of blending was overtaken by the discoveries of MENDEL and his laws of particulate inheritance.
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