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atavistic
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Adjective
Japanese Meaning
生物学的には、先祖に見られた形質が何世代かの間に現れなくなった後、偶然の遺伝子組み合わせにより再び現れる現象を指す。また、その現象を示す形容詞。 / 返祖現象、つまり先祖の特徴が再び表れることを意味する。 / 原始的、または古風な特徴が再現される様子を示す。
（ comparative ）
（ superlative ）
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(biology) Of the recurrence of a trait reappearing after an absence of one or more generations due to a chance recombination of genes. / Of a throwback or exhibiting primitivism.
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The geneticist documented an atavistic tail in the infant, a rare reappearance of an ancestral trait caused by a chance recombination of genes.
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The geneticist documented an atavistic tail in the infant, a rare reappearance of an ancestral trait caused by a chance recombination of genes.
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