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Polygenic

Polˊy-gen′ic

(-jĕn′ĭk)
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Adj.
(Biol.)
Of or relating to polygeny; polygenetic.

Definition 2024


polygenic

polygenic

English

Adjective

polygenic (not comparable)

  1. (genetics) controlled by the interaction of more than one gene
  2. (mathematics, of a function) having an infinite number of derivatives at a point (otherwise it is monogenic)