acquired character

noun

, Genetics.

1. a noninheritable character that results from certain environmental influences.

Word History and Origins

Origin of acquired character¹

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

“Manuel is a complete midfielder and he’s acquired character over the years,” Ranieri said.

From Seattle Times

But, liking or disliking of certain foods being only an acquired character, it is not easy to covert the minds through their taste buds, palates, and stomachs.

From New York Times

If an abnormal epigenetic factor be applied during development, whether to the embryo in utero, to the developing child, or in after life, abnormality of some kind will appear in the bone, and such an abnormality is a good type of what is spoken of as an “acquired” character.

From Project Gutenberg

He did not choose, however, to let his design become apparent, and therefore approached his object with a careful art, which was not a part of his natural, but rather of his acquired character.

From Project Gutenberg

The illustrious author of the Germ-Plasm has made it quite clear that there is a great difference between admitting that the germ-plasm has no charmed life, insulated from bodily influences, and admitting the transmissibility of a particular acquired character, even in the faintest degree.

From Project Gutenberg