POLYGENIC

polygenic

(adjective) of or relating to an inheritable character that is controlled by several genes at once; of or related to or determined by polygenes

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

polygenic (not comparable)

(genetics) controlled by the interaction of more than one gene

(mathematics, of a function) having an infinite number of derivatives at a point (otherwise it is monogenic)

Source: Wiktionary


Pol`y*gen"ic, a. (Biol.)

Definition: Of or relating to polygeny; polygenetic.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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