heritability a measure of the degree to which the total phenotype variance is the result of genetic differences and thus can be influenced by selection Source: Jenkins, John B. 1990. HumanGenetics, 2nd Edition. New York: Harper & Row ... Full article >>>
Heritability measured by a response to selection. The ratio of the single-generation progress of selection to the selection differential of the parents. A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z ... Full article >>>
Heritability One can sort out the relative contribution of genetic and environmental factors by comparing the range of a trait in the offspring compared with the average value of that trait in their parents. Full article >>>
Heritability of Cognitive Abilities in Adult Twins: Comparison of Minnesota and Swedish Data, 25 Behavior Genetics 421, 430 (1995) (estimating that cognition in early and middle adulthood has a heritability factor of approximately 81%); Petrill et. Full article >>>
For example, biological theories of phobias look at a heritability. Davison, Neale and Kring (2004) state that blood, injury and injection phobias run in families; ... Full article >>>
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