anlage

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A primordium, the initial clustering of embryonic cells from which a body part develops.
  2. An allele, a specific version of a gene (as used by Gregor Mendel).
  3. Temperament, the predominant personality type.

Word forms

anlage anlages anlagen

Etymology

From German Anlage.

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