Meaning heritability
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The degree to which something is inherited.
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Portion of the phenotypic differences between animals that is due to heredity.
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The proportion of the variance in a trait in a population that is attributable to genetic variation (differences in genotype). Mathematically, the ratio of additive genetic variance to phenotypic vari [..]
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(in the broad sense)The amount of the variance in a trait in a population that is due to genetic factors; defined as the ratio of the variance due to genetic factors to the sum of variance due to both genetic and environmental factors; also called the degree of genetic determination. heritable
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How much are you like your father or your mother? While our experiences and our situations have tremendous impacts on who we are, how we act, etc., our genetic makeup is also important in determining [..]
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The fraction of phenotypic variance that is inherited. The broad-sense heritability refers to the total genotypic variance (H
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Any given trait
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in biology, the proportion of variation of a trait due to genetic variation in a population.
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the proportion of total variability among animals due to genotype.
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Broadly, heritability is the proportion of variation (more strictly variance) in a phenotypic character in a population that is due to individual differences in genotype. Narrowly, heritability is the [..]
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A measure of the extent to which a feature is inherited; that proportion of variation of a trait in a population that is due to the variation of genotypes.
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Portion of the phenotypic differences between animals that is due to heredity.
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A measure of the degree to which variation in the characteristics of a phenotype is due to genetic causes.
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The percentage of a trait estimated to be due to the variations you've inherited, as opposed to the contribution of non-genetic influences such as your environment or diet. For example, the herit [..]
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A measure of the degree to which the variance in the distribution of a phenotype is due to genetic causes. In the broad sense it is measured by the total genetic variance divided by the total phenotyp [..]
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An attribute of a quantitative trait in a population that expresses how much of the total phenotypic variation is due to genetic variation.
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General concept: The degree to which progeny resemble their parents. Quantitative definition: A ratio of genetic relative to environmental factors that influence the expression of a trait.
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The proportion of the total phenotypic variability for which genetic differences are responsible.
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The proportion of the total phenotypic variability that is due to additive genetic variability.
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The proportion of the variance in a trait among individuals that is attributable to differences in genotype. Heritability in the narrow sense is the ratio of additive genetic variance to phenotypic variance.
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A measure of the degree to which the variance of the distribution of a phenotype is due to genetic causes. Specifically, heritability is defined as the proportion of phenotypic variance explained by t [..]
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Heritability is the proportion of phenotypic variation in a population that is attributable to genetic variation among individuals. Phenotypic variation among individuals may be due to genetic and/or environmental factors. Heritability analyses estimate the relative contributions of differences in genetic and non-genetic factors to the total phenot [..]
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A genetics statistic defined as the percentage of variation in a trait, including a behavioural trait, caused by variation in genes rather than environments.
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the proportion of phenotypic variation that is attributable to genetic variation. The greater the heritability, the greater the genetic influence on the appearance of a specific disease and the smalle [..]
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