| 释义 |
〔atavism〕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〔atavism〕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 throwback |