POLYGENIC INHERITANCE


Meaning of POLYGENIC INHERITANCE in English

Genetics.

the heredity of complex characters that are determined by a large number of genes, each one usually having a relatively small effect. Cf. quantitative inheritance .

[ 1960-65; POLY- + -GENIC ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .