| continuous variation |
Variation not represented by distinct classes. Phenotypes grade into each other, and measurement data are required for analysis. Multiple genes are usually responsible for this type of variation. aka quantitative variation. cf discontinuous variation.
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| continuous variation |
Occurs when the phenotypes of traits controlled by a single gene cannot be sorted into two distinct phenotypic classes, but rather fall into a series of overlapping classes. PICTURE
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| continuous variation |
phenotype variation shown in quantitative traits which are distributed from one extreme to another in an overlapping, continuous spectrum; examples of traits that show continuous variation are height, weight, and intelligence.
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