Definition for acquired character - Oxford Dictionaries Online (World English)

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	acquired character (ac\|quired char\|ac¦ter) (also acquired characteristic) noun Biology a modification or change in an organ or tissue that is due to use, disuse, or environmental effects during an organism’s lifetime.		More words in this category abiotic analogous ancestor biomedical biometry chiasma cross-breed Darwinian decortication fitness indigenous microgamete nucleus probiotic propagate section sex typing species splanchnopleure zygo- Nearby Words acoustic shock acoustician acquaint acquaintance acquaintance rape acquiesce acquiescence acquiescent acquire acquired character acquirement acquisition acquisition accounting acquisitive acquisitiveness acquit acquittal acquittance Acre