continuous variation

continuous variation

noun Biology.
variation in phenotypic traits such as body weight or height in which a series of types are distributed on a continuum rather than grouped into discrete categories. Compare discontinuous variation.
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Continuous variation is always a great word to know.
So is regression. Does it mean:
reversion to an earlier or less advanced state or form or to a common or general type
the usual major subdivision of a family or subfamily in the classification of organisms, usually consisting of more than one species
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continuous variation  
Variation within a population in which a graded series of intermediate phenotypes falls between the extremes. Height in human beings, for example, exists in continuous variation.
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