act to influence complex traits. Complex traits are also known as polygenic traits and multigenic traits. The existence of complex traits, which are far...

QTLs underlie continuous traits (those traits which vary continuously, e.g. height) as opposed to discrete traits (traits that have two or several character...

elaborated in the last edition of The Origin of Species, many complex traits evolved from earlier traits that had served different functions. By trapping air,...

the pea plant. However, other traits are only partially influenced by genotype. These traits are often called complex traits because they are influenced...

Mendelian traits in humans are human traits that are substantially influenced by Mendelian inheritance. Most – if not all – Mendelian traits are also influenced...

blend of traits from their parents. Mendel's work provided examples where traits were definitely not blended after hybridization, showing that traits are produced...

The complete set of observable traits of the structure and behavior of an organism is called its phenotype. These traits arise from the interaction of...

of complex traits. Expanding beyond polygenes, the authors propose that all genes expressed within a cell affect the expression of a given trait. In...

complex human traits, it is impossible to use heritability analysis to determine the relative contributions of genes and environment, as such traits result...

complex traits, leading to an accumulation of evidence supporting the importance of polygenic control in understanding the evolution of these traits....