anlage

noun3

1. •
   A primordium, the initial clustering of embryonic cells from which a body part develops.

   • Moreover, most species have a cirral pattern which - at least partially - closely resembles that of 18-cirri hypotrichs, including the formation from six (I-VI) anlagen. — 2011
2. •
   An allele, a specific version of a gene (as used by Gregor Mendel).
3. •
   Temperament, the predominant personality type.