polygenic traits & polygenic inheritance is not in our dictionary (yet). Here's what it could mean:
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noun
- A physical characteristic, such as height or skin color, whose expression is determined by the combined influence of multiple genes.
- The genetic mechanism in which a single characteristic is controlled by the cumulative effects of two or more genes.
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Human skin color is a classic example of a polygenic trait, as its variation is controlled by several different genes.
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Because it is governed by polygenic inheritance, predicting a person's exact adult height based on genetics alone is incredibly complex.
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Thesaurus
Possible Synonyms
- multiple gene expression
- quantitative trait
- complex trait
- multigenic inheritance
- multifactorial inheritance
Possible Antonyms
- Mendelian trait
- single-gene trait
- monogenic inheritance
- trait controlled by one gene
- simple genetic inheritance
