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quantitative inheritance

 
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–noun Genetics.
the process in which the additive action of numerous genes results in a trait, as height, showing continuous variability.

Origin:
1925–30
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Main Entry: quantitative inheritance
Function: noun
: genetic inheritance of a character (as human skin color) controlled by polygenes with each allelic pair of genes ata given locus having a specific quantitative effect —compare BLENDING INHERITANCE, PARTICULATE INHERITANCE
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