Reverting to Ancestral Quality

This page is the CodyCross answer for the clue below from All Things Water, Group 1284, Puzzle 4 (Arctic Ocean).

Question

Reverting to Ancestral Quality

Answer

ATAVISTIC

Word Meaning:

ATAVISTIC — (biology) Of the recurrence of a trait reappearing after an absence of one or more generations due to a chance recombination of genes.

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