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31Quantitative trait locus — See also: Epistasis Quantitative traits refer to phenotypes (characteristics) that vary in degree and can be attributed to polygenic effects, i.e., product of two or more genes, and their environment. Quantitative trait loci (QTLs) are stretches… …
32heredity — /heuh red i tee/, n., pl. heredities. Biol. 1. the transmission of genetic characters from parents to offspring: it is dependent upon the segregation and recombination of genes during meiosis and fertilization and results in the genesis of a new… …
33Genetic disorder — For a non technical introduction to the topic, see Introduction to genetics. Genetic disorder Classification and external resources MeSH D030342 A genetic disorder is an illness caused by abnormalities in genes or …
34Sexual selection — This article is about the evolutionary concept. For the selection of the sex of offspring, see sex selection. Goldie s Bird of paradise: Ornamented male above; female below. Paradesia decora by John Gerrard Keulemans (d.1912) Sexual selection, a… …
35Epistasis — See Epistaxis for the condition known colloquially as a nosebleed. See Epitasis for the main action of a classical drama. See Epitaxy for the method of depositing a monocrystalline film on a monocrystalline substrate. See also: Quantitative Trait …
36Fungicide — Fungicides are chemical compounds or biological organisms used to kill or inhibit fungi or fungal spores.[1] Fungi can cause serious damage in agriculture, resulting in critical losses of yield, quality and profit. Fungicides are used both in… …
37Eye color — is a polygenic trait and is determined by the amount and type of pigments in the eye s iris.Wielgus AR, Sarna T. Melanin in human irides of different color and age of donors. Pigment Cell Res. 2005 Dec; 18(6):454 64. PMID 16280011.] Prota G, Hu… …
38Adaptationism — is a set of methods in the evolutionary sciences for distinguishing the products of adaptation from traits that arise through other processes. It is employed in fields such as ethology and evolutionary psychology that are concerned with… …
39Polygene — A polygene, multiple factor, multiple gene inheritance, or quantitative gene is a group of nonallelic genes that together influence a phenotypic trait. The loci or identities of the nonallelic genes are frequently unknown to biologists, even… …
40Heritability of autism — Autism has a strong genetic basis, although the genetics of autism is complex and it is unclear whether ASD is explained more by multigene interactions or by rare mutations with major effects. [cite journal |journal= Nat Rev Genet |year=2008… …
