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QUANTITATIVE CHARACTER [1 record]

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Record 1 2011-06-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Genetics
DEF

A character showing quantitative inheritance (beef and milk production in cattle, egg production in hens, DDT resistance in Drosophila, stature, weight and skin pigmentation in man).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Génétique
DEF

Caractère génétique mesurable, à variation continue, dont la valeur dépend de plusieurs gènes et de leurs interactions avec le milieu.

OBS

[...] tant chez les animaux que chez les végétaux la plupart des caractères ayant une importance économique sont des caractères quantitatifs.

OBS

L'activité métabolique, le taux d'accroissement des arbres, la masse, les dimensions d'un organe sont des exemples de caractère quantitatif.

OBS

caractère quantitatif : terme et définition publiés au Journal officiel de la République française le 6 juillet 2008.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Genética
DEF

Carácter sujeto a herencia continua.

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