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Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from German Anlage, from anlegen. Cognate of Danish anlæg, Dutch aanleg. Compare origin of nederlag and underlag.
Noun
anlag n
- embryo, seed, initial stages of something
forskarna har funnit anlag till fingrar i fenorna hos Tiktaalik- the researchers have found the early stages of digits in the fins of Tiktaalik
- predisposition, aptitude, trait
barnet visade tidigt musikaliska anlag- the child showed an aptitude for music at an early age
- genes, alleles
anlag till en dödlig sjukdom- genes for a deadly disease
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