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polygene

[pol-ee-jeen]

noun

Genetics

  1. one of a group of nonallelic genes that together control a quantitative characteristic in an organism.

polygene

/ ˈɒɪˌː /

noun

  1. any of a group of genes that each produce a small quantitative effect on a particular characteristic of the phenotype, such as height

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Other Word Forms

  • polygenic adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of polygene1

1940–45; back formation from polygenic; poly-, gene, -ic

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