3- Readiness Reading: Polygenic Inheritance and Pedigrees (3/3)
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Polygenic trait:
A trait that shows continuous variation—usually normally distributed—due to the involvement of products from many different genes. Also called a quantitative trait.
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Genetic locus
The physical location of a gene on a chromosome. The plural form is loci and is pronounced LOW-sigh.
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Genome
All of the DNA, and thus all genes, in an individual of a particular species.
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Pedigree
A diagram summarizing the incidence of a genetic disease or other trait in a family. Pedigrees are used to identify the pattern of inheritance of specific traits and predict how likely offspring from a particular set of parents are to have a specific phenotype.
