Definition
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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- French:caractère quantitatif, ...
- German:quantitatives Merkmal, ...
- Italian:carattere quantitativo, ...
- Spanish:caracter cuantitativo, ...
- Portuguese:característica quantitativa, ...
- Chinese:数量性状, ...
- Japanese:量的形質, ...
- Arabic:صِفَة كَمِّيَّة, ...
- Hebrew:תְּכוּנָה כַּמוּתִית, ...
- Russian:количественный признак, ...
- Ukrainian:кількісна ознака, ...
- Hindi:परिमाणात्मक लक्षण, ...
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