| ADJECTIVE | all | polygenic | of or relating to an inheritable character that is controlled by several genes at once |
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| Meaning | Of or relating to an inheritable character that is controlled by several genes at once; of or related to or determined by polygenes. | |
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| Category | genetics, genetic science | The branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms |
| Broader | inheritable, heritable | Capable of being inherited |
| Catalan | poligènic | |
| Nouns | polygene | a gene that by itself has little effect on the phenotype but which can act together with others to produce observable variations |
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