trait
[Ge] A proposed observable distinguishing feature or characteristic of an artefact, structure, or some other element of material culture.
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A Dictionary of Dentistry (2 ed.)
...trait n. A genetically inherited set of bodily characteristics, e.g. sickle-cell trait...
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Oxford Dictionary of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (2 ed.)
... any observable, phenotypic feature of an...
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A Dictionary of Plant Sciences (4 ed.)
... Any detectable phenotypic property of an organism; a...
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A Dictionary of Zoology (5 ed.)
... Any detectable phenotypic property of an organism; a character ....
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A Dictionary of Ecology (5 ed.)
... Any detectable phenotypic property of an organism; a character...
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The Oxford Dictionary of Sports Science & Medicine (3 ed.)
... A relatively stable predisposition to act in a certain way. Traits are usually applied to personality . Each trait is often represented as a two-dimensional construct (e.g. honest–dishonest; assertive–non-assertive) represented by a scale along which an individual can be rated. Traits are viewed as being consistent across a wide variety of different situations ( see trait theory...
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A Dictionary of Environment and Conservation (3 ed.)
... A genetically inherited feature of an organism. See also genetic analysis ; phenotype...
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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Archaeology (3 ed.)
... [Ge] A proposed observable distinguishing feature or characteristic of an artefact, structure, or some other element of material...
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A Dictionary of Psychology (4 ed.)
...and after eliminating synonyms that denoted essentially the same traits they were left with 4,505 distinct English trait names denoting psychological differences between people. See also 16pf , Big Five , Language Personality Sphere , metatrait , trait centrality . [From Old French trait a drawing or a stroke of the pen in a picture, from Latin trahere, tractum to...
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A Dictionary of Epidemiology (6 ed.)
...Trait An observable or measurable characteristic of an organism (e.g., height, skin colour). Traits can be influenced by genes, the environment, and Gene-environment interactions . The genetic contribution to a trait is the Genotype . The outward expression of the genotype is the Phenotype . 52 , 57 , 86 , 183 , 184 , 185 , 245 , 316 , 349 , 409 , 410 , 411 , 412 , 413 , 414 , 454 , 473 , 477 , 481 , 549 , 601 , 657 ...
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A Dictionary of Genetics (8 ed.)
...trait quantitative character ( q.v...
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The Oxford Dictionary of Sports Science & Medicine (3 ed.)
...trait A leadership trait that is effective in one situation, but not...
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The Oxford Dictionary of Sports Science & Medicine (3 ed.)
... theory A theory describing individual differences of personality in terms of genetically determined traits. See also trait perspective . Compare social learning theory...
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A Dictionary of Epidemiology (6 ed.)
...Complex Trait (Syn: polygenic trait, multifactorial Trait ) Any Phenotype that results from the effect of multiple genes at two or more loci, often from environmental influences as well. 57 ...
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A Dictionary of Epidemiology (6 ed.)
...Polygenic Trait A Trait whose phenotype is influenced by more than one gene. Many polygenic traits are also influenced by the environment and are therefore called multifactorial. See also genetic penetrance ; pleiotropy . ...
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A Dictionary of Biology (8 ed.)
...quantitative trait Any phenotypic trait that shows continuous variation and can be measured quantitatively in terms of length, weight, concentration, test score, etc. Such traits, which include height, intelligence, and obesity, are determined by the cumulative effects of numerous genes at quantitative trait loci...
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The Oxford Dictionary of Sports Science & Medicine (3 ed.)
... anxiety ( general trait anxiety ) A general tendency to exhibit anxiety . Individuals with high trait anxiety are predisposed to perceive a wide range of situations as dangerous or threatening, and to respond to those situations with increased estate anxiety. See also competitive A-trait...
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A Dictionary of Psychology (4 ed.)
... anxiety n . A person’s general or characteristic level of anxiety . See also State-Trait Anxiety Inventory . Compare state anxiety...
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A Dictionary of Public Health (2 ed.)
...recessive trait A genetic trait that is expressed as the phenotype in an offspring only when present in both parents. ...
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The Oxford Dictionary of Sports Science & Medicine (3 ed.)
...trait One of a certain set of personality traits believed to be shared by all successful...