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Heritability
The extent to which a particular trait is inherited. Studies of heritability typically estimate the proportion of observed variation in a particular trait (for example, height) that can be attributed to inherited genetic factors in contrast to environmental ones.
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Darwin's Theory and the Cultural Sciences |
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8 September 2009 9.15am-12midday Lecture Theatre E, Lecture Theatre Building, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey GU2 7XH, UK |
An event addressing how Charles Darwin's theory of evolution can be used to examine past and present cultural change... |
Genetics and Identity in the Year of Homecoming |
27 August 2009 7pm-8.15pm Highland Park Spiegeltent, Charlotte Square Gardens. Charlotte Square, Edinburgh EH2 4DR, UK |
A discussion of the relationship between genetic inheritance and Scotland's national self... |