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quantitate, quantitative, quantitative analysis, quantitative character, quantitative easing, quantitative genetics, quantitative inheritance, quantity, quantity surveyor, quantity theory, quantize
Origin of quantitative genetics
First recorded in 1970–75
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Science definitions for quantitative genetics
quantitative genetics
The scientific study of the statistical analysis of the effects that heredity and environment have on phenotypic variation.
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