Quantitative-inheritance
noun, Genetics.
1.
the process in which the additive action of numerous genes results in a trait, as height, showing continuous variability.
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[kwon-ti-tey-tiv] /ˈkwɒn tɪˌteɪ tɪv/ adjective 1. that is or may be estimated by quantity. 2. of or relating to the describing or measuring of quantity. 3. of or relating to a metrical system, as that of classical verse, based on the alternation of long and short, rather than accented and unaccented, syllables. 4. of or […]
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