n :  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 PARTICULATE INHERITANCE QUANTITATIVE INHERITANCE  .
 
 
 
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