pol·y·gen·ic

(pŏl′ē-jĕn′ĭk)

adj.

1. Of, relating to, or determined by polygenes: polygenic inheritance.

a. Of or relating to polygenesis; polygenetic.

b. Of or relating to polygenism.

pol′y·gen′i·cal·ly adv.

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polygenic

(ˌpɒliˈdʒɛnik)

adj

(Genetics) of, relating to, or controlled by polygenes: polygenic inheritance.

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Adj.

polygenic - of or relating to an inheritable character that is controlled by several genes at once; of or related to or determined by polygenes

genetic science, genetics - the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms

heritable, inheritable - capable of being inherited; "inheritable traits such as eye color"; "an inheritable title"

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