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Status Symbols Are Material Signs That Inform Others of a Person's

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Status symbols are material signs that inform others of a person's specific status.


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Quantitative Trait

A measurable phenotype that varies among individuals over a given range to produce a continuous distribution of a phenotype. Quantitative traits are sometimes called complex traits; they’re also sometimes called polygenic traits because their variation can be attributed to polygenic effects (that is, the cumulative action of many genes).

Heritability

The proportion of variation in a trait among individuals that can be attributed to genetic differences.

Heritability

The proportion of observed variation in a particular trait that can be attributed to inherited genetic factors in a population.

Genetic Basis

The underlying genetic components and mechanisms that contribute to a specific trait, behavior, or condition in an organism.

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