Inheritance of<unk><unk> s refers to the inheritance of a phenotypic characteristic that varies in degree and can be attributed to the interactions between two or more genes and their environment (also called Polygenic inheritance). Though not necessarily genes themselves,<unk><unk>  loci <unk> s) are stretches of DNA that are closely linked to the genes that underlie the<unk>  in question.<unk> s can be molecularly identified (for example, with PCR) to help map regions of the genome that contain genes involved in specifying a<unk><unk> . This can be an early step in identifying and sequencing these genes.
Quantitative trait locus
Short tandem repeat
Expressivity
Triparental mating
Non-mendelian inheritance
Founder effect
Open reading frame
Gene expression