Where some defining characteristics are left over from the past or cultural preferences, others have disappeared or remain invisible.
Still, the reprogrammed cells showed the defining characteristics of induced pluripotent stem cells; they could both differentiate into various cell types and generate more of themselves.
Monopolies and central planning were defining characteristics of the 1970s in China.
Moreover, each red ant has the characteristics that pertain to each of its ancestor categories. For example, red ants have six legs, which is one of the defining characteristics of the class Insecta.
On entering the lobby, I was immediately struck by the hotel's foremost defining characteristics: glass, light and, of course, the view.
One of its defining characteristics is never, ever, to admit to a mistake in public.
Hong Kong has shown the world how dynamism and stability can be defining characteristics of a successful society.
