polygenetic

[ pol-ee-juh-net-ik ]

adjective

1. Biology. relating to or exhibiting polygenesis.
2. having many or several different sources of origin.

Other Words From

• poly·ge·neti·cal·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of polygenetic¹

First recorded in 1860–65; poly- + -genetic

Example Sentences

Unlike genetic mutations for cancer, where you would want to monitor patients so as to detect a disease early, knowing your polygenetic score for educational attainment wouldn't help you with anything.

From US News

They came on in polygenetic clothes: in shorts and sneakers, or Malayan dress, or just their underwear.

From Time Magazine Archive

It's also, in her hands, one of the most polygenetic, drawing from sources East and West, new and old.

From Time Magazine Archive

Pott, Professor, his “Etymological Researches,” 167. his advocacy of the polygenetic theory, 342 note.

From Project Gutenberg

Pott, the most distinguished advocate of the polygenetic dogma, has pleaded the necessity of admitting more than one beginning for the human race and for language in an article in the Journal of the German Oriental Society, ix.

From Project Gutenberg