INDIRECT ATAVISM
\ɪnda͡ɪɹˈɛkt ˈate͡ɪvˌɪzəm], \ɪndaɪɹˈɛkt ˈateɪvˌɪzəm], \ɪ_n_d_aɪ_ɹ_ˈɛ_k_t ˈa_t_eɪ_v_ˌɪ_z_ə_m]\
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Of Sedgwick, phenomenon of the transmission of peculiarities not presented by, or prevailing in, the family of either parent but possessed by a male by whom the mother had previously been impregnated; the transmission of the peculiarities of a woman's first husband to her children by a succeeding husband. [Lat.]
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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Platidiam
- An inorganic water-soluble platinum complex. After undergoing hydrolysis, it reacts DNA produce both intra interstrand crosslinks. These crosslinks appear to impair replication and transcription of DNA. The cytotoxicity cisplatin correlates with cellular arrest in G2 phase cell cycle.