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GALTONS LAW [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2003-12-10
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Genetics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Galton's law
1, record 1, English, Galton%27s%20law
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Each parent contributes, on an average, one half, or (0.5), of an individual's heritage, each grandparent one fourth, or (0.5)², each great grandparent one eighth, or (0.5)³, etc., the occupier of each ancestral place in the nth degree, whalever the value of n contributing (0.5)n-2 of the heritage. 2, record 1, English, - Galton%27s%20law
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Génétique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- loi de Galton
1, record 1, French, loi%20de%20Galton
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Tout d'abord, les travaux de Mendel ne permettent pas d'expliquer l'atavisme, c'est à dire la réapparition d'un caractère qui existait non pas chez les parents ou grands-parents, mais chez un ancêtre qui peut être beaucoup plus éloigné. D'autre part, ces travaux ne concernent que les caractères à versions alternatives tranchées, et laissent complètement de côté les caractères à variations continues. La loi de Galton, bien qu'erronée, s'appliquait aux caractères à variations continues, [...] 2, record 1, French, - loi%20de%20Galton
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Genética
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- ley de Galton
1, record 1, Spanish, ley%20de%20Galton
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Concepto por el cual las características de un individuo derivan de cada parental. 1, record 1, Spanish, - ley%20de%20Galton
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