“Coffee, the favorite drink of the civilized world.” – Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States
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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CATCH
(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”
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