unit character

1. 1.

   (genetics) a character inherited on an all-or-none basis and dependent on the presence of a single gene

   Broadercharacter

   genetics

Questions about unit character

What does unit character mean?

unit character means "(genetics) a character inherited on an all-or-none basis and dependent on the presence of a single gene".

Is unit character a common word?

unit character is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.