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Characteristics Handed Down From Ancestors Crossword Clue

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noun

• the biological process whereby genetic factors are transmitted from one generation to the next

• the total of inherited attributes

44%7 Geological epoch when human ancestors diverged from chimp ancestors
noun

• from 25 million to 13 million years ago; appearance of grazing mammals

37%13 Not handed down from ancestors
adjective satellite

• not acquirable by inheritance

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