| biometrical genetics | <study> The mathematical approach to the study of the inheritance of different phenotypes, or physical characteristics, as a result of plant or animal breeding. (09 Oct 1997) |
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| biometrical school | A group of British geneticists, followers of Galton and Karl Pearson, whose approach to genetics was quantitative rather than enumerative. (05 Mar 2000) |
| biometrician | One who specialises in the science of biometry. (05 Mar 2000) |
| biometrics | <study> The statistical approach to the study of biology, especially to biological events like births and deaths, and other biological observations. The calculation of life expectancy. (21 Mar 1998) |