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quantitative character

 
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–noun Genetics.
a character or trait that is transmitted by quantitative inheritance.
Also called quantitative trait.
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quantitative trait  
n.  A phenotype that is influenced by multiple genes.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Main Entry: quantitative character
Function: noun
: an inherited character that is expressed phenotypically in all degrees of variation between one often indefiniteextreme and another : a character determined by polygenes —compare QUANTITATIVE INHERITANCE
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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