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Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

throwbacks

Spanish translation:

reversión/atavismo

Added to glossary by traductorchile
Mar 30, 2010 02:17
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English term

throwbacks

English to Spanish Other Livestock / Animal Husbandry
Evolutonary throwbacks and genetic jumps
Occasionally genetic throwbacks occur, for intance a horse being born with multiple toes.
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Apr 13, 2010 14:29: traductorchile Created KOG entry

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reversión/atavismo

A ver, cuando un rasgo evoluciona de A a B (por ejemplo, de oído reptiliano a oído mamiferiano, simplificando) y después evoluciona de nuevo de B a A, a eso se le llama técnicamente reversión. También se puede decir que ese rasgo concreto ha evolucionado "hacia atrás", pues ha pasado a un estadio más primitivo.

reverse mutation/atavism
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agree Eileen Banks
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