POLYGENE


Meaning of POLYGENE in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' pä-l ē - ˌ j ē n

Function: noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary

Date: 1941

: any of a group of nonallelic genes that collectively control the inheritance of a quantitative character or modify the expression of a qualitative character

– poly · gen · ic \ ˌ pä-l ē - ' j ē -nik \ adjective

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