Meaning genetic correlation
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genetic correlationCorrelation between two traits that arises because some of the same genes affect both traits. See correlation coefficient.
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genetic correlationPhenotypic correlation due to the same genes affecting two or more characteristics. © 2005 by W. H. Freeman and Company. All rights reserved. Pierce, B. Genetics: A conceptual approach. 2nd Ed [..]
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genetic correlationA correlation between the breeding values for different traits. This may be due to linkage disequilibrium
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genetic correlationCovariation of features in populations because they share some genes. An association between the genes that determine two traits.
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genetic correlationCorrelated differences among genotypes in two or more phenotypic characters, due to pleiotropy or linkage disequilibrium. Genetic correlation, together with character correlation caused by different environmental conditions (environmental correlation), accounts for the correlation that may be observed between phenotypic characters within a populati [..]
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