Assertion: genetic correlation | /r/CapableOf | contribute to observed phenotypiccorrelation
Facets:
value: between two traits
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: A genetic correlation is to be contrasted with environmental correlation between the environments affecting two traits (e.g. if poor nutrition in a household caused both lower IQ and height); a genetic correlation between two traits can contribute to the observed (phenotypic) correlation between two traits, but genetic correlations can also be opposite observed phenotypic correlations if the environment correlation is sufficiently strong in the other direction, perhaps due to tradeoffs or specialization.