POLYGENE


Meaning of POLYGENE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpä-lē-ˌjēn ]

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 ˌpä-lē-ˈjē-nik adjective

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