quantitative trait
US: /ˌkwɑntəˈteɪtɪv ˈtreɪt/
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Definition of quantitative trait - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

biologyTECH.heritable characteristic that shows continuous measurable variation within a populationTECH.
  • Human height is a classic example of a quantitative trait studied in genetics.
  • Eye color was once considered a simple trait, not a quantitative trait.
  • They analyzed blood pressure as a quantitative trait influenced by many genes.
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specific chromosome regions linked to trait variation
Scientists identified quantitative trait loci for height in the study.

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  1. French:caractère quantitatif, ...
  2. German:quantitatives Merkmal, ...
  3. Italian:carattere quantitativo, ...
  4. Spanish:caracter cuantitativo, ...
  5. Portuguese:característica quantitativa, ...
  6. Chinese:数量性状, ...
  7. Japanese:量的形質, ...
  8. Arabic:صِفَة كَمِّيَّة, ...
  9. Hebrew:תְּכוּנָה כַּמוּתִית, ...
  10. Russian:количественный признак, ...
  11. Ukrainian:кількісна ознака, ...
  12. Hindi:परिमाणात्मक लक्षण, ...
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