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quantitative inheritance

noun Genetics.

the process in which the additive action of numerous genes results in a trait, as height, showing continuous variability.

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Nearby words

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  6. quantitive,
  7. quantity,
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  9. quantity theory,
  10. quantize
Compare polygenic inheritance.

Origin of quantitative inheritance

First recorded in 1925–30
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