Answer:

atavism

AnswerCrossword Clue
ATAVISMBiological reversion
ATAVISMThrowback
ATAVISMReversion to a more primitive type.
ATAVISMReversion to more primitive type.
ATAVISMReversion to primitive type.
ATAVISMReversion to type.
ATAVISMReversion to the primitive.
ATAVISMReversion to remote ancestry.
ATAVISMReversion
ATAVISMReversion to an earlier type