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Heritability — is the proportion of phenotypic variation in a population that is due to genetic variation between individuals. Phenotypic variation among individuals may be due to genetic, environmental factors, and/or random chance[1]. Heritability analyzes… … Wikipedia
Heritability — Her it*a*bil i*ty, n. The state of being heritable. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
heritability — heritability. См. наследуемость. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
Heritability of IQ — Study of the heritability of IQ is a controversial field of research that includes biology, psychology, philosophy, sociology and anthropology. Heritability is a measure of the contribution of genes to the variation of a phenotype on a given… … Wikipedia
heritability — The degree to which a given trait is controlled by inheritance, as opposed to being controlled by non genetic factors. See: broad sense heritability; narrow sense heritability … Glossary of Biotechnology
heritability — heritable ► ADJECTIVE ▪ able to be inherited. DERIVATIVES heritability noun heritably adverb … English terms dictionary
Heritability of autism — Autism has a strong genetic basis, although the genetics of autism is complex and it is unclear whether ASD is explained more by multigene interactions or by rare mutations with major effects. [cite journal |journal= Nat Rev Genet |year=2008… … Wikipedia
heritability — noun Date: 1832 1. the quality or state of being heritable 2. the proportion of observed variation in a particular trait (as height) that can be attributed to inherited genetic factors in contrast to environmental ones … New Collegiate Dictionary
heritability — See heritable. * * * … Universalium
heritability — noun a) The condition of being inheritable b) The ratio of the genetic variance of a population to its phenotypic variance; i.e. the proportion of variability that is genetic in origin … Wiktionary
heritability — 1. In psychometrics, a statistical term used to denote the extent of variance of an individual s total score or response that is attributable to a presumed genetic component, in contrast to an acquired component. 2. In genetics … Medical dictionary
