reversion

One entry found for reversion.

Main Entry: re·ver·sion
Pronunciation: ri-vr-zhn, -shn
Function: noun
1 a : an act or the process of returning (as to a former condition) b : a return toward an ancestral type or condition : reappearance of an ancestral character
2 : a product of reversion; specifically : an organism with an atavistic character