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1998, 2000 Gregory Carey Chapter 18: Quantitative I - 1 Chapter 18: Quantitative Genetics I Important ConceptsIntroductionIn the Chapter on Mendel and Morgan, we saw how the transmission of genesfrom one generation to another follows a precise mathematical formula. The traitsdiscussed in that Chapter , however, were discrete traits peas are either yellow or green,someone either has a disorder or does not have a disorder. But many behavioral traits arenot like these clear-cut, have-it-or-don t-have-it phenotypes. People vary from beingquite shy to very outgoing. But is shyness a discrete trait or merely a descriptiveadjective for one end of a continuous distribution? In this Chapter , we will discuss thegenetics of Quantitative , continuously distributed us note first that Genetics has made Important albeit not widelyrecognized contributions to Quantitative methodology in the social sciences.
Chapter 18: Quantitative Genetics I – Important Concepts Introduction In the chapter on Mendel and Morgan, we saw how the transmission of genes from one generation to another follows a precise mathematical formula. The traits discussed in that chapter, however, were discrete traits—peas are either yellow or green, someone either has a …
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