atavism
音標['?t?vizm] 讀音漢語翻譯
n. 隔代遺傳, 返祖現象
【醫】 返祖[現象], 隔代遺傳
詞型變化:
副詞:atavistically 形容詞:atavistic 名詞:atavist英文解釋:
名詞 atavism:
- a reappearance of an earlier characteristic同義詞:reversion, throwback
詳細解釋:
at.a.vism
n.(名詞)The reappearance of a characteristic in an organism after several generations of absence, usually caused by the chance recombination of genes.返祖現象,隔代遺傳:機體特徵在幾代缺失後重新出現,通常由基因重組引起An individual or a part that exhibits atavism.Also called throwback 返祖體:表現出返祖現象的個體或部分也作 throwbackThe return of a trait or recurrence of previous behavior after a period of absence.重現:經過一段時間的缺失後,一特徵的重新出現或以前特性的再次發生
來源:French atavisme 法文 atavisme from Latin atavus [ancestor] 源自 拉丁語 atavus [祖先] atta [father] atta [父親] avus [grandfather] * see awo- avus [祖父] *參見 awo-
【引伸】
at.avist
n.(名詞)at.avis.tic
adj.(形容詞)at.avis.tically
adv.(副詞)
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