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Definition of atavism:
(n) :
the reappearance of an ancestral characteristic in an organism after several generations of absence. Often also referred to as a throwback; the recurrence or reversion to a past behaviour, method, characteristic or style after a long period of absence
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Definition of atavism:
(n) :
the reappearance of an ancestral characteristic in an organism after several generations of absence. Often also referred to as a throwback; the recurrence or reversion to a past behaviour, method, characteristic or style after a long period of absence