# Genetic vs Phenotypic Correlation

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**Category:** Day 6\
**Created:** [June 10, 2026, 1:27pm UTC](https://isgw-forum.colorado.edu/t/genetic-vs-phenotypic-correlation/859 "2026-06-10T13:27:01Z")\
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Sorry, how exactly does genotypic correlation differs from phenotypic correlation?

> Replying to “Sorry, how exactly does genotypic correlation diff…”:

The concepts are interpreted the same way, but for rG we are only correlating the genetically influenced part of the traits

> Replying to “Sorry, how exactly does genotypic correlation diff…”:

genotypic and phenotypic associations are in most cases similar to each other, but some real-world (pheno) associations are mostly or entirely driven by environmental effects