caa a22 4500 465802982 CHVBK 20180323112057.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170327e19900701xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/BF00165257 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/BF00165257 Gifford Fred Michigan State University, 48824, East Lansing, MI, U.S.A. aut Genetic traits [Elektronische Daten] [Fred Gifford] Recognizing that all traits are the result of an interaction between genes and environment, I offer a set of criteria for nevertheless making sense of our practice of singling out certain traits as genetic ones, in effect making a distinction between "causes” and "mere conditions”. The central criterion is that a trait is genetic if it is genetic differences that make the differences in that trait variable in a given population. A second criterion requires that genetic traits be individuated in a way that matches what some genetic factors cause specifically. Clarifying our causal and classificatory language here can help us to avoid confusions of both theoretical and practical significance. Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1990 Genetic nationallicence Biology and Philosophy Kluwer Academic Publishers 5/3(1990-07-01), 327-347 0169-3867 5:3<327 1990 5 10539 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00165257 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00165257 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 100 1- Gifford Fred Michigan State University, 48824, East Lansing, MI, U.S.A aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Biology and Philosophy Kluwer Academic Publishers 5/3(1990-07-01), 327-347 0169-3867 5:3<327 1990 5 10539 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer