ATAVISTIC
atavistic
Adjective
- of the recurrence of a trait reappearing after an absence of one or more generations due to a chance recombination of genes.
- of a throwback or exhibiting primitivism.
- relating to earlier, more primitive behavior that returns after an absence.
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