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quantitative genetics

American  

noun

  1. population genetics.

quantitative genetics Scientific  

  1. The scientific study of the statistical analysis of the effects that heredity and environment have on phenotypic variation.

Etymology

Origin of quantitative genetics

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

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One breed is dominant when it comes to the quantitative genetics game: the hornless, black Angus, which has been promoted as having better beef than others.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2019

He was raised on a small dairy farm and earned a doctorate in statistics and quantitative genetics from the University of Tennessee.

From New York Times • May 19, 2017

He is professor and chair of quantitative genetics at the University of Queensland.

From US News • Sep. 23, 2015

“It's something new,” says Peter Visscher, chair of quantitative genetics at the University of Queensland in Australia.

From Nature • Apr. 9, 2014

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