POLYGENE


Meaning of POLYGENE in English

— polygenic /pol'ee jen"ik/ , adj.

/pol"ee jeen'/ , n.

one of a group of nonallelic genes that together control a quantitative characteristic in an organism.

[ 1940-45; back formation from polygenic; see POLY-, GENE, -IC ]

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