Anlage

noun

Word Frequency: 0.2

Definitions

1.nounA primordium, the initial clustering of embryonic cells from which a body part develops.

2.nounAn allele, a specific version of a gene (as used by Gregor Mendel).

3.nounTemperament, the predominant personality type.

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