blending inheritance
nounDefinition of blending inheritance
: the expression in offspring of phenotypic characters (such as pink flower color from red and white parents) intermediate between those of the parents
also
: inheritance in a now discarded theory in which the genetic material of offspring was held to be a uniform blend of that of the parents
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blending inheritance
noun
blend·ing inheritance
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Medical Definition of blending inheritance
: the expression in offspring of phenotypic characters (as pink flower color from red and white parental plants) intermediate between those of the parents
also
: inheritance in a now discarded theory in which the genetic material of offspring was held to be a uniform blend of that of the parents — compare mendelian inheritance, quantitative inheritance