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prettygoodwordpolygenic (pol-ee-JEN-ik) - adj., controlled by the interaction of more than one gene.
Or more circularly, controlled by a polygene. Examples of human polygenic inheritance are height, skin color, eye color, and weight, none of which are Mendelian, single-gene controlled. Coined in 1928 from poly-, many + gene (from German Gen, from -gen, suffix meaning that which produces, from Ancient Greek -genēs, born/produced) + -ic.
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Or more circularly, controlled by a polygene. Examples of human polygenic inheritance are height, skin color, eye color, and weight, none of which are Mendelian, single-gene controlled. Coined in 1928 from poly-, many + gene (from German Gen, from -gen, suffix meaning that which produces, from Ancient Greek -genēs, born/produced) + -ic.
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