polygenic

American

[pahl-ee-jen-ik] / ˌpɑl iˈdʒɛn ɪk /

adjective

Genetics. relating to, involving, or arising from polygenes.

polygenic British

/ ˌpɒliˈdʒɛnik /

adjective

of, relating to, or controlled by polygenes

polygenic inheritance

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Other Word Forms

polygenically adverb
polygenicity noun

Example Sentences

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Buxbaum compares the heritability of autism to the heritability of height, another polygenic trait.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 11, 2025

Looking at his genome, and comparing it with polygenic scores, they found that Hitler had a high predisposition for autism, ADHD, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.

From BBC • Nov. 14, 2025

To explore this, Åhs and his team applied polygenic risk scores to data from the Swedish Twin Registry, the largest of its kind in the world.

From Science Daily • Nov. 9, 2025

The four polygenic screening companies said their methodologies are valid and that the tests offer valuable insight into a child’s future health and characteristics.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 9, 2025

"It turns out that these polygenic risk scores can predict our response to drugs, which is a bit surprising, but a significant step forward."

From Science Daily • Nov. 9, 2025

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