anlages

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noun
  1. 1

    (biology) A primordium, the initial clustering of embryonic cells from which a body part develops.

  2. 2

    (psychology) Temperament, the predominant personality type.

  3. 3

    (genetics) An allele, a specific version of a gene (as used by Gregor Mendel).