dauermodification

noun

dauer·​modification

¦dau̇(ə)r+

variants or dauermodifikation

+mōdēfēkätsēˈōn

plural dauermodifications

-shənz

or dauermodifikationen

-ēˈōnən

: an acquired character transmitted through the cytoplasm to several succeeding generations but not incorporated into the permanent heredity of the strain

Word History

Etymology

German dauermodifikation, from dauer-, long-lasting, permanent + modifikation modification, from French modification

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