单词 | atavism |
释义 | atavism['ætəvizm]n. 隔代遗传, 返祖现象【医】 返祖[现象], 隔代遗传 atavism at.a.vism AHD: [²t“…-v¹z”…m] D.J. [6#t*7v!z*m]K.K. [6#t*7v!z*m]n.(名词)1. The reappearance of a characteristic in an organism after several generations of absence, usually caused by the chance recombination of genes.返祖现象,隔代遗传:机体特征在几代缺失后重新出现,通常由基因重组引起2. An individual or a part that exhibits atavism.Also called throwback 返祖体:表现出返祖现象的个体或部分也作 throwback3. The return of a trait or recurrence of previous behavior after a period of absence.重现:经过一段时间的缺失后,一特征的重新出现或以前特性的再次发生语源:1. French atavisme 法语 atavisme 2. from Latin atavus [ancestor] 源自 拉丁语 atavus [祖先] 3. atta [father] atta [父亲] 4. avus [grandfather] * see awo- avus [祖父] *参见 awo- 继承用法:at“avist n.(名词)at”avis“tic adj.(形容词)at”avis“tically adv.(副词) |
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