"missing heritability" meaning in All languages combined

See missing heritability on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} missing heritability (uncountable)
  1. (genetics) The problematic difference between heritability estimates obtained from early genomewide association studies and those from twin and family data across many physical and mental traits. Tags: uncountable
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