Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

blending inheritance

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.28 in modern English

Syllables: blend-ing in-her-i-tance
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

19

Letters

5

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The obsolete theory that progeny inherits any characteristic as the average of the parents' values, so for example crossing a red and a white variety of flower would yield pink-flowered offspring.

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Usage

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Questions

What does blending inheritance mean?: The obsolete theory that progeny inherits any characteristic as the average of the parents' values, so for example crossing a red and a white variety of flower would yield pink-flowered offspring.

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