countergradient

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adjective

Describing the differences between genetic and environmental variation

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Meanings

adjectivecountergradient (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyDescribing the differences between genetic and environmental variation
nouncountergradient (plural countergradients)

plural countergradients

  1. Such a variation

Origin

From counter- + gradient.

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APA

countergradient. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/countergradient

MLA

“countergradient.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/countergradient. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “countergradient,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/countergradient.

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