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Multifactorial inheritance pattern
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Interactions between the collective effect of the genotype at one or multiple loci w/ a variety of environmental exposures.
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What is a threshold trait?
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Phenotype is not expressed until a certain threshold is crossed, such as age.
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What is quantitative genetics?
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The study of inheritance of polygenetic traits
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Continuous trait
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Typically polygenic code for by many genes.
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What do statistical techniques allow us to do?
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The interactions between a group of inidividuals and:
1. multiple genes 2. interactions between the alleles of genes 3. interactions among different genes 4. the environment 5. covariation between the genotype and environment 6. interaction between the genotype and environment |
