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noun

  • A characteristic or phenotype, such as height, skin color, or susceptibility to a disease, that is influenced by the combined effects of multiple genes rather than a single one.

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Examples of polygenic traits in humans include hair, eye, or skin color.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2018

Natural selection on polygenic traits can affect the relative fitness of phenotypes in directional selection, stabilizing selection, or disruptive selection.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2018

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Possible Synonyms

  • multiple-gene inheritance
  • complex trait
  • quantitative trait
  • continuously variable characteristic
  • multifactorial inheritance

Possible Antonyms

  • monogenic trait
  • Mendelian trait
  • single-gene trait
  • simple inheritance
  • all-or-nothing characteristic

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