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noun
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Examples of polygenic traits in humans include hair, eye, or skin color.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2018
The influence of the environment is often important in polygenic traits.
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