blending inheritance

noun

The obsolete theory that progeny inherits any characteristic as the average of the parents' values, so for example crossing a red and a white variety of flower would yield pink-flowered offspring.

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Meanings

nounblending inheritance (uncountable)
  1. historicaluncountablebiologyThe obsolete theory that progeny inherits any characteristic as the average of the parents' values, so for example crossing a red and a white variety of flower would yield pink-flowered offspring.
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