Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

qtl

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.72 in modern English

Syllables: qtl
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Initialism of quantitative trait locus: a locus (gene) that is among the factors affecting a trait whose values of interest are continuous rather than merely two.

Inflected Forms

QTLs (plural)

Questions

What does qtl mean?: Initialism of quantitative trait locus: a locus (gene) that is among the factors affecting a trait whose values of interest are continuous rather than merely two.

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