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quantitative genetics

quantitative genetics noun: the study of the genetic basis of continuously varying phenotypic traits in a population.

Noun

quantitative genetics (uncountable)

  1. The study of the genetic basis of continuously varying phenotypic traits in a population.

Questions about quantitative genetics

What does quantitative genetics mean?
Quantitative genetics means the study of the genetic basis of continuously varying phenotypic traits in a population.
What part of speech is quantitative genetics?
Quantitative genetics is a noun.

Words near quantitative genetics in the dictionary

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  2. quantitative analyst
  3. quantitative analysts
  4. quantitative easing
  5. quantitative easings
  6. quantitative genetics
  7. quantitative linguistics
  8. quantitative metatheses
  9. quantitative metathesis
  10. quantitative research
  11. quantitative researches

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