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adjective
- of, or related to a parent
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(genetics) of the generation of organisms that produce a hybrid
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| permissive |
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adjective
- Giving, or predisposed to give permission; lenient.
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noun- The appearance of an organism based on a multifactorial combination of genetic traits and environmental factors, esp. used in pedigrees.
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| polygene |
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noun-
(genetics) A group of nonallelic genes that act together to produce phenotype variations
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| polygenesis |
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(biology) The theory that living organisms originate in cells or embryos of different kinds, instead of coming from a single cell; -- opposed to monogenesis.
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| polygenetic |
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adjective
- Having many distinct sources; originating at various places or times.
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(biology) Of or pertaining to polygenesis; polyphyletic.
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(geology) One which is composite, or consists of two or more monogenetic ranges, each having had its own history of development.
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| polygenism |
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noun
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(ethnology) The belief that humans descended from more than one ancestral pair.
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2003: Such pigmental indelibility spelt for some: blacks formed a distinct species altogether, a separate creation. " Roy Porter, Flesh in the Age of Reason (Penguin 2004, p. 248)
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noun
- a cell or organism that has more than the usual number of complete sets of chromosomes
adjective
- having more than the usual number of complete sets of chromosomes in a single cell
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| prepotency |
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noun
- The quality or condition of being prepotent; predominance.
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(biology) The capacity, on the part of one of the parents, as compared with the other, to transmit more than his or her own share of characteristics to their offspring.
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| prepotent |
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adjective
- Very powerful; superior in force, influence, or authority; predominant.
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(biology) Characterized by prepotency.
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| probe |
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noun
- a device, or part of a device, used to explore, investigate or measure
Insert the into the soil and read the temperature.
- an investigation or inquiry
They launched a into the cause of the accident.
- a model of Ford automobile
verb (prob, es)
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(context, transitive, intransitive) To explore, investigate, or question
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If you further, you may discover different reasons.
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