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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Fields of Study > genetics > quantitative genetics > genetic correlation
Preferred Term:

genetic correlation

Definition:
The portion of a phenotypic correlation between two traits in a population that can be attributed to additive genetic effects.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
NALT Core
Broader Concept:
quantitative genetics
Related Concepts:
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/42614
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