atavistic

9 letters · adjective · scores 2,600 in SpellHuntr

adjective

characteristic of an atavist

Atavistic in a sentence

Although the heterozygote gives it an atavistic appearance, the gene is not atavistic.

Thus the gene which produced atavistic digits in the vigorous heterozygous pentadactyl condition is a lethal monster in the homozygous condition.

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