quantitative genetics

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-005333",
  "term": "quantitative genetics",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "The area of genetics concerned with the inheritance of continuously-varying traits. Most practical improvement programs involve the application of quantitative genetics.",
  "subject": "Fields of Study",
  "see_also": [
    "genetics",
    "genetic variation",
    "outbreeding depression",
    "breeding value",
    "genetic merit",
    "gene pool",
    "genotype-phenotype correlation",
    "gene order",
    "gene rearrangement",
    "genotype-environment interaction",
    "additive gene effects",
    "genetic correlation",
    "genetic distance",
    "genetic variance",
    "heritability",
    "heterosis",
    "inbreeding coefficient",
    "penetrance",
    "phenotypic variation",
    "selection response",
    "gene frequency"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "genética cuantitativa"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/quantitative-genetics/"
}