dauermodification

English

noun
Definitions
  • The persistence of an abnormal characteristic – generally an environmentally induced trait – over several generations of the organism. Such characteristics are inherited through the cytoplasm and tend to disappear after a few generations.

Etymology

Derived from German Dauer (permanence, duration).

Origin

German (Berlin)

Dauer

Gloss

permanence, duration

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