ON ATAVISMS AND ATAVISTIC GENES

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  • 1 January 1985
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 28 (3), 141-142
Abstract
The authors propose the term atavistic to designate a gene producing an ancestral phenotype (atavism). Several examples are presented, and the possible origin of atavistic genes, as well as their pathological implications discussed.

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