Galton law

Gal·ton law

(gahl'tŏn),

in a population mating at random, the progeny of a parent with an extreme value for a measurable phenotype will tend on average to have values nearer the population mean than in the extreme parent.
See also: law of regression to mean.

Synonym(s): law of regression to mean

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Gal·ton law

(gawl'tŏn law)

In a population mating at random, the progeny of a parent with an extreme value for a measurable phenotype will tend on average to have values nearer the population mean than in the extreme parent.

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