What are Quantitative Characters? – Definition
Characters or traits those are governed by many or several genes are called as quantitative characters.
Examples – number of seeds, height, total yield
Features of Quantitative characters
- Individual gene effect is very small
- Individual gene effect is undetectable as it is small
- Gene action working behind is mostly of additive type
- Effect of environmental factors is more as compared to qualitative characters
- Stability of characters governed by many genes is comparatively low
- Grouping of quantitative characters into different classes is not possible as variation is continuous
- Transgressive segregation may occur with quantitative characters
- Biometrical genetics or quantitative genetics studies quantitative characters inheritance