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Analysis of the validity of assumptions underlying a research on the heritability of quantitative traits.
Anthropologischer Anzeiger; Bericht uber die biologisch-anthropologische Literatur - 1 Jan 2016
Waszak Małgorzata, Cieślik Krystyna
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INTRODUCTION: Heritability is a statistical measure, expressing the proportion of phenotypic variance that is explained by the genetic variance. Heritability of a given trait can vary in time and may differ between populations, which is inter alia associated with interactions and correlations between genotype and environment or population-specific differences. Therefore, heritability measures are modulated by...
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