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polygenic inheritance

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noun

Genetics.

  1. the heredity of complex characters that are determined by a large number of genes, each one usually having a relatively small effect.

Etymology

Origin of polygenic inheritance

First recorded in 1960–65; poly- + -genic

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"Investigating such rare familial clusters offers a rare window into the polygenic inheritance of resilience and may help disentangle the genetic and epigenetic contributions to extreme longevity," notes Dr. de Castro.

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