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ac·quired char·ac·ter·is·tic

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  1. Acquired characteristic

    An acquired characteristic is a non-heritable change in a function or structure of a living organism caused after birth by disease, injury, accident, deliberate modification, variation, repeated use, disuse, misuse, or other environmental influence. Acquired traits are synonymous with acquired characteristics. They are not passed on to offspring through reproduction. The changes that constitute acquired characteristics can have many manifestations and degrees of visibility, but they all have one thing in common. They change a facet of a living organism's function or structure after birth.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of acquired characteristic in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of acquired characteristic in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

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