polygene
[pol-ee-jeen]
- one of a group of nonallelic genes that together control a quantitative characteristic in an organism.
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Origin of polygene
Also called multiple factor, quantitative gene.
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polygene
- any of a group of genes that each produce a small quantitative effect on a particular characteristic of the phenotype, such as height
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polygene
(pŏl′ē-jēn′)- One of a group of nonallelic genes acting together to produce quantitative variations of a particular character.
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