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nature and nurture
nature and nurture Synonyms for heredity and environment as they affect a character. Both may affect observed variation among individuals; only variations due to ‘nature’ are inherited, and it is these that form the subject of quantitative genetics. See environmentalist.
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MICHAEL ALLABY. "nature and nurture." A Dictionary of Ecology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL ALLABY. "nature and nurture." A Dictionary of Ecology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O14-natureandnurture.html MICHAEL ALLABY. "nature and nurture." A Dictionary of Ecology. 2004. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O14-natureandnurture.html |
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nature and nurture
nature and nurture Synonyms for heredity and environment as they affect a character. Both may affect observed variation among individuals; only variations resulting from ‘nature’ are inherited, and it is these that form the subject of quantitative genetics.
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MICHAEL ALLABY. "nature and nurture." A Dictionary of Plant Sciences. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL ALLABY. "nature and nurture." A Dictionary of Plant Sciences. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O7-natureandnurture.html MICHAEL ALLABY. "nature and nurture." A Dictionary of Plant Sciences. 1998. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O7-natureandnurture.html |
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nature and nurture
nature and nurture Synonyms for heredity and environment as they affect a character. Both may affect observed variation amongst individuals; only variations due to “nature’ are inherited, and it is these that form the subject of quantitative genetics.
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MICHAEL ALLABY. "nature and nurture." A Dictionary of Zoology. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL ALLABY. "nature and nurture." A Dictionary of Zoology. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O8-natureandnurture.html MICHAEL ALLABY. "nature and nurture." A Dictionary of Zoology. 1999. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O8-natureandnurture.html |
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nature and nurture
nature and nurture The combined effects of inherited factors (nature) and environmental factors (nurture) on the development of an organism. The genetic potential of an organism will only be realized under appropriate environmental conditions. See also phenotype.
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"nature and nurture." A Dictionary of Biology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "nature and nurture." A Dictionary of Biology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O6-natureandnurture.html "nature and nurture." A Dictionary of Biology. 2004. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O6-natureandnurture.html |
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