blending inheritance
noun
: the expression in offspring of phenotypic characters (such as pink flower color from red and white parents) intermediate between those of the parents
also
: inheritance in a now discarded theory in which the genetic material of offspring was held to be a uniform blend of that of the parents
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To maintain variation in a blending inheritance model requires a great deal of mutation, the extent of which is just not plausible.
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Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 6 Jan. 2013
For example, a century ago, people used to argue that natural selection was impossible because of blending inheritance.
—Keith Kloor, Discover Magazine, 8 June 2011
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Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 6 Jan. 2013
For example, a century ago, people used to argue that natural selection was impossible because of blending inheritance.
—Keith Kloor, Discover Magazine, 8 June 2011
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blending inheritance
noun
blend·ing inheritance
ˈblend-iŋ- 
: the expression in offspring of phenotypic characters (as pink flower color from red and white parental plants) intermediate between those of the parents
also
: inheritance in a now discarded theory in which the genetic material of offspring was held to be a uniform blend of that of the parents compare mendelian inheritance, quantitative inheritance
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