| classifiable character | A character that allows individuals to be sorted into distinct but not quantitative classes, e.g., blood types. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| compound character | An inherited character dependent upon two or more distinct genes. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sex-linked character | An inherited character determined by a gene on a gonosome. See: gene. (05 Mar 2000) |
| denumerable character | Classifiable character that is also countable (e.g., number of progeny, number of teeth). Synonym: discrete character. (05 Mar 2000) |
| discrete character | Classifiable character that is also countable (e.g., number of progeny, number of teeth). Synonym: discrete character. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dominant character | An inherited character determined by one kind of allele. See: phenotype. (05 Mar 2000) |
| inherited character | A single attribute of an animal or plant that is transmitted at one locus from generation to generation in accordance with Mendel's law. See: gene. Synonym: unit character. (05 Mar 2000) |
| unit character | <genetics> A particular trait or characteristic (usually controlled by a single gene or a set of inseparable genes) that is passed on as a unit in heredity. (09 Oct 1997) |