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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 birth, multiple-choice, multiple cropping, multiple drill, multiple factor, multiple factors, multiple fission, multiple fruit, multiple independently targetable reentry vehicle, multiple independently targeted re-entry vehicle, multiple integral
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How to use multiple factors in a sentence

  • Independent multiple factors in the germ-plasm, as in the case of wheat mentioned a few pages back.

    Applied Eugenics|Paul Popenoe and Roswell Hill Johnson

  • While the multiple factors in wheat seem to be different, those reported by East and Shull appear to be merely duplicates.

    Applied Eugenics|Paul Popenoe and Roswell Hill Johnson

  • Castle concludes from this that multiple factors can not account for the result.

    A Critique of the Theory of Evolution|Thomas Hunt Morgan
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