inborn character
Example Sentences
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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
Did this change of the environment alter their inborn character?
From Applied Eugenics by Popenoe, Paul
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
When they rule, things do not work out in accordance with set calculation or inborn character.
From The Goose Man by Porterfield, Allen Wilson
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
