multifactorial
Americanadjective
adjective
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genetics of or designating inheritance that depends on more than one gene
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involving or including a number of elements or factors
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The review highlights aging as a multifactorial process, meaning it is driven by many interacting biological factors instead of a single cause.
From Science Daily ● May 22, 2026
Diplomatic resolutions are multifactorial, especially when the military has been deployed.
From Barron's ● Mar. 4, 2026
“This could be a multifactorial presentation that we're seeing,” Lyons said.
From Science Magazine ● Apr. 4, 2024
“That just highlights the fact that autoimmunity is multifactorial, there's not a single cause or only a single way to get there,” Chang said.
From Salon ● Feb. 2, 2024
Most of the common diseases, such as heart disease, are multifactorial or polygenic, which refers to a phenotypic characteristic that is determined by two or more genes, and also environmental factors such as diet.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 25, 2013
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