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Trait theory — In psychology, Trait theory is a major approach to the study of human personality. Trait theorists are primarily interested in the measurement of traits , which can be defined as habitual patterns of behavior, thought, and emotion. [Saul Kassin,… … Wikipedia
Trait — In genetics, a trait refers to any genetically determined characteristic. In technical terms, a genetic trait is amenable to segregation analysis rather than quantitative analysis. A dominant lethal trait is a trait that is expressed if present… … Medical dictionary
trait hallucinator — Also referred to as trait positive hallucinator. Both terms are used to denote an individual with a history of hallucinatory experience who is not currently hallucinating. They are used in opposition to trait negative hallucinator, and non… … Dictionary of Hallucinations
trait-negative hallucinator — Also referred to as non hallucinator. Both terms are used to denote an individual without a history of hallucinatory experience. They are used in opposition to trait hallucinator, and trait positive hallucinatory (which are both used to denote … Dictionary of Hallucinations
Trait, dominant lethal — A genetic trait that, if present in the genome of the individual, is expressed and therefore precludes the individual s having descendants. All such cases with a dominant lethal trait must necessarily be sporadic and must represent new mutations … Medical dictionary
individual — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ outstanding, talented ▪ key ▪ powerful ▪ creative ▪ average … Collocations dictionary
trait — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ admirable, attractive, desirable ▪ negative, undesirable ▪ human ▪ Her boss did not display any human traits … Collocations dictionary
Quantitative trait locus — See also: Epistasis Quantitative traits refer to phenotypes (characteristics) that vary in degree and can be attributed to polygenic effects, i.e., product of two or more genes, and their environment. Quantitative trait loci (QTLs) are stretches… … Wikipedia
Phenotypic trait — This article refers to traits in biology. For other uses of the term, see trait (disambiguation) A trait is a distinct variant of a phenotypic character of an organism that may be inherited, environmentally determined or be a combination of the… … Wikipedia
Nonpenetrant trait — A genetic trait (characteristic) that is present in the genome but does not manifest itself in the individual. By contrast, a penetrant trait is one that manifests itself. If, for example, if 100 people have a particular genetic trait but only 80 … Medical dictionary
