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Noun

1. The [[persistence]] of an [[abnormal]] [[characteristic]] – generally an environmentally induced trait – over several [[generation]]s of the [[organism]]. Such characteristics are inherited through the [[cytoplasm]] and tend to disappear after a few generations.

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