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Joint phenotypic entropy less than maximal entropy when traits correlated

Claim that the joint entropy of phenotypes is less than or equal to the sum of their individual entropies (the maximal entropy); equality only holds if phenotypes are independent.

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the joint entropy must be less than or equal to the maximum entropy, with equality if, and only if, all phenotypes are independent

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joint entropy multiple traits leq Maximal phenotypic entropy