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Characteristic
(Character) |
Dictionary of botanic
terminology - index of names |
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A characteristic is a prominent aspect of something, a
distinguishing measurable, physical, chemical, visual, functional
recognizable quality, property, feature, or capability.
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(2) Characteristic [
Biology ] |
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In
biology a characteristic is
any feature
of an organism or of an
organ that can be measured, counted or otherwise assessed. |
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(4) Characteristic
(Genetic character) [
Genetics ]
Synonym: Genetic attributes |
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(3) Characteristic (
Population characteristic ) [
Ecology ] |
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In
ecology a population
characteristic is something we want to estimate about a
population. |
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Common examples of
population characteristics are totals and averages for variable like the
age, dimension, sex, fertility, reproduction rate, death rate etc) |
