dictionary help| trait | medical dictionary |
A qualitative characteristic; a discrete attribute as contrasted with metrical character. A trait is amenable to segregation rather than quantitative analysis; it is an attribute of phenotype, not of genotype.
Origin: Fr. From L. Tractus, a drawing out, extension
(05 Mar 2000)
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