Noun: unit character 'yoo-nit 'ker-ik-tur [N. Amer], 'yoo-nit 'ka-rik-tu(r) [Brit]- (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