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Concept information
Preferred term
quantitative genetics
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Definition
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The area of genetics concerned with the inheritance of continuously-varying traits. Most practical improvement programs involve the application of quantitative genetics.
Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff
Type: Concept definition
Broader concept
Narrower concepts
- additive gene effects
- breeding value
- correlated responses
- gene frequency
- general combining ability
- genetic correlation
- genetic covariance
- genetic distance
- genetic improvement
- genetic merit
- genetic trend
- genetic variance
- genetic variation
- genotype-environment interaction
- heritability
- heterosis
- inbreeding coefficient
- inbreeding depression
- phenotypic correlation
- phenotypic variation
- quantitative trait loci
- quantitative traits
- selection intensity
- selection response
- specific combining ability
In other languages
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Spanish
URI
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/4055
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