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subordinate trait

subordinate trait noun: a trait, at a lower level of biological organization, that acts together with other such traits to affect or determine characteristics at a higher level of biological organization.

Noun

subordinate trait (plural subordinate traits)

  1. A trait, at a lower level of biological organization, that acts together with other such traits to affect or determine characteristics at a higher level of biological organization.
    • Although S lines had higher VO_(2 max) than C, subordinate traits showed no statistical differences when the presence of the mini-muscle phenotype was controlled.August 2006, Enrico L. Rezende et al., Maximal oxygen consumption in relation to subordinate traits in lines of house mice selectively bred for high voluntary wheel running in Journal of Applied...
    • A negative relationship may exist between burst speed and endurance because they are affected by many of the same subordinate traits, such as muscle fibre type composition (Webb 1984, Weihs 1989, Garland & Losos 1994, Vanhooydonck et al. 2001, Bonine et al. 2005).October 2009, Christopher E. Oufiero and Theodore Garland Jr., Repeatability and correlation of swimming performances and size over varying time-scales in the guppy (Poecilia reticulata) in...

Forms of subordinate trait

pluralsubordinate traits

Questions about subordinate trait

What does subordinate trait mean?
Subordinate trait means a trait, at a lower level of biological organization, that acts together with other such traits to affect or determine characteristics at a higher level of biological organization.
What part of speech is subordinate trait?
Subordinate trait is a noun.
What is the plural of subordinate trait?
The plural of subordinate trait is subordinate traits.

Words near subordinate trait in the dictionary

  1. subordinate clauses
  2. subordinate court
  3. subordinate courts
  4. subordinate legislation
  5. subordinate legislations
  6. subordinate trait
  7. subordinate traits
  8. subordinated
  9. subordinately
  10. subordinateness
  11. subordinates

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