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Meaning of POLYGENIC

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [adj]  (genetics) of or relating to an inheritable character that is controlled by several genes at once
 
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 Synonyms: heritable, inheritable
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Pol`y*gen"ic\ (-j[e^]n"[i^]k), a. (Biol.)
Of or relating to polygeny; polygenetic.
 
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Glossary
 
 Definition: 
  1. Controlled by or associated with more than one gene.
  2. the result of the interaction of several genes.
 
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