acquired characteristic
noun/əˌkwaɪəd ˌkærəktəˈrɪstɪk/
/əˌkwaɪərd ˌkærəktəˈrɪstɪk/
(also acquired character
(biology)/əˌkwaɪəd ˈkærəktə(r)/
/əˌkwaɪərd ˈkærəktər/
)- a change to a living thing that is not produced by genes, but that has happened because of how or where the thing livesTopics Biologyc2
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