heritability

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-003854",
  "term": "heritability",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "The proportion of variation in a population trait that can be attributed to inherited genetic factors. Heritability estimates range from 0 to 1 and are often expressed as a percentage. A number close to 1 may be indicative of a highly heritable trait within a population. It should not be used to estimate risk on an individual basis.",
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Genetics Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/heritability/"
}