Title English:
acquired characteristic
Definition English:
An acquired characteristic is a non-heritable change in a function or structure of a living biotic material caused after birth by disease, injury, accident, deliberate modification, repeated use, disuse, or misuse, or other environmental influences. Acquired traits, which is synonymous with acquired characteristics, are not passed on to offspring through reproduction alone.
Title Arabic:
خاصية مكتسبة
Title French:
caractère acquis
المجال الأحصائي:
Social Development
الموضوع:
Population
InformationType:
Term
SourceSymbol:
E/ESCWA/Pop/88/3
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