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Noun: unit character  'yoo-nit 'ker-ik-tur [N. Amer], 'yoo-nit 'ka-rik-tu(r) [Brit]
  1. (genetics) a character inherited on an all-or-none basis and dependent on the presence of a single gene
    "Eye colour is an example of a unit character in fruit flies"

Derived forms: unit characters

Type of: character