quantitative inheritance

noun

: genetic inheritance of a character (such as human skin color) controlled by polygenes

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1929, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of quantitative inheritance was circa 1929

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“Quantitative inheritance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quantitative%20inheritance. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

Medical Definition

quantitative inheritance

noun
: genetic inheritance of a character (as human skin color) controlled by polygenes with each allelic pair of genes at a given locus having a specific quantitative effect compare blending inheritance, mendelian inheritance
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