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genetics two or more genes that act as a unit, producing cumulative effects in the phenotype

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Words nearby multiple factors

multiple chemical sensitivity disorder, multiple-choice, multiple cropping, multiple drill, multiple factor, multiple factors, multiple fission, multiple fracture, multiple fruit, multiple independently targetable reentry vehicle, multiple independently targeted re-entry vehicle

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How to use multiple factors in a sentence

Two factors made Hiram Revels especially interesting to the Washington establishment.
The Black Man Who Replaced Jefferson Davis in the Senate|Philip Dray|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
There are so many factors at play, but in the end, the culmination of them resulted in your death.
Dear Leelah, We Will Fight On For You: A Letter to a Dead Trans Teen|Parker Molloy|January 1, 2015|DAILY BEAST
But his motives for shooting John Paul II have remained a mystery shrouded in multiple conspiracy theories.
Pope-Shooter Ali Agca’s Very Weird Vatican Visit|Barbie Latza Nadeau|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
There was Carol White, a ho-hum homemaker who finds herself besieged by multiple chemical sensitivity in Safe.
Julianne Moore Is Oscar Gold in ‘Still Alice’|Marlow Stern|December 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST

We arrived to the din of a party in full swing: a band, multiple kegs of beer, dancing, foosball, and mantle diving.
I Was Gang Raped at a UVA Frat 30 Years Ago, and No One Did Anything|Liz Seccuro|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Other factors being equal, the amount of urea indicates the activity of metabolism.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
Factors which favor an early deposit are high acidity, diminished urinary pigments, and excessive excretion of uric acid.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
When a convenient number of coffee-beans is used (any multiple of 100), the percentage calculation is extremely easy.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
The moment that we introduce the operation of human volition and activity, that, too, becomes one of the factors of "survival."
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice|Stephen Leacock
Merchandise brokers, unless factors, negotiate for the sale of merchandise without having possession or control of it.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman|Albert Sidney Bolles