Definition of Trait. Meaning of Trait. Synonyms of Trait

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Definition of Trait

Trait
Trait Trait, n. [F., fr. L. tractus, fr. trahere to draw. See Trace, v., and cf. Tract a region, Trace a strap, Tret.] 1. A stroke; a touch. By this single trait Homer makes an essential difference between the Iliad and Odyssey. --Broome. 2. A distinguishing or marked feature; a peculiarity; as, a trait of character. Note: Formerly pronounced tr[=a], as in French, and still so pronounced to some extent in England.

Meaning of Trait from wikipedia

- Look up trait or traits in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Trait may refer to: Phenotypic trait in biology, which involve genes and characteristics of...
- A phenotypic trait, simply trait, or character state is a distinct variant of a phenotypic characteristic of an organism; it may be either inherited or...
- In psychology, trait theory (also called dispositional theory) is an approach to the study of human personality. Trait theorists are primarily interested...
- sometimes being regarded as a form of trait EI; the trait model defines EI as comprising traits within a personality trait theory framework. Different models...
- The State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) is a psychological inventory consisting of 40 self-report items on a 4-point Likert scale. The STAI measures...
- Mendelian traits in humans are human traits that are substantially influenced by Mendelian inheritance. Most – if not all – Mendelian traits are also influenced...
- In trait theory, the Big Five personality traits (sometimes known as the five-factor model of personality or OCEAN or CANOE models) are a group of five...
- describe gene variants on non-**** chromosomes (autosomes) and their ****ociated traits, while those on **** chromosomes (allosomes) are termed X-linked dominant...
- Sickle cell trait describes a condition in which a person has one abnormal allele of the hemoglobin beta gene (is heterozygous), but does not display...
- A quantitative trait locus (QTL) is a locus (section of DNA) that correlates with variation of a quantitative trait in the phenotype of a po****tion of...