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quantitative inheritance
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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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Origin of quantitative inheritance
First recorded in 1925–30
Words nearby quantitative inheritance
quantitative, quantitative analysis, quantitative character, quantitative easing, quantitative genetics, quantitative inheritance, quantitative trait, quantity, quantity surveyor, quantity theory, quantize
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