inborn character
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What we mean by an inborn character is one whose expression is due to something which is present in the germ-plasm; one which is inherent and due to heredity.
From Applied Eugenics by Popenoe, Paul
The way in which she was throwing herself at Larssen during his absence for a few weeks was typical of her inborn character, which nothing could uproot.
From Swirling Waters by Rittenberg, Max
An acquired character is simply a modification, due to some cause external to the germ-plasm acting on an inborn character.
From Applied Eugenics by Popenoe, Paul
It appears only in later life, but it is none the less an inborn character.
From The Story of the Living Machine A Review of the Conclusions of Modern Biology in Regard to the Mechanism Which Controls the Phenomena of Living Activity by Conn, H. W. (Herbert William)
It is impossible in the present state of knowledge to answer these questions satisfactorily, but the balance of evidence appears to favour the view that sex is an unalterable, inborn character.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" by Various
