Relating to or characteristic of descendentalism, the belief that inheritance of traits follows specific patterns from ancestors.
From descendentalist + -ic suffix, following the standard pattern for converting nouns denoting belief systems into adjectives describing their qualities.
Scientific theories get adjective forms so scholars can discuss them precisely—'descendentalistic theory' sounds more formal and technical than just saying 'about descent,' and that matters in academic writing.
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