A reversion to an earlier ancestral characteristic
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throwbacksA reversion to an earlier ancestral characteristic
throwbackA reversion to an earlier ancestral characteristic
throwbacka reversion (eg to an earlier developmental type)
throwbacksTHROWBACK, a reversion (eg to an earlier developmental type)
ATAVISMReversion to an earlier type
etymaan earlier form of a word in the same language or an ancestral language
neotenousslowing of the rate of development with the consequent retention in adulthood of a feature or features that appeared in an earlier phase in the life cycle of ancestral individuals
neotenyslowing of the rate of development with the consequent retention in adulthood of a feature or features that appeared in an earlier phase in the life cycle of ancestral individuals
neoteniesslowing of the rate of development with the consequent retention in adulthood of a feature or features that appeared in an earlier phase in the life cycle of ancestral individuals