Quantitative Genetics

Quantitative genetics is about understanding traits like height and weight, which can be measured in numbers. Scientists study these traits and try to figure out how they are inherited from parents to children. They use mathematical equations to study the inheritance of these traits and to predict how they might change over time. When scientists study traits like height, they look at how likely it is that a trait will be inherited and what kind of inherited traits are most common. For example, if a lot of people in a family tend to be tall, it is likely that their children will also be tall.