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polygene
[ pol-ee-jeen ]
noun
, Genetics
- one of a group of nonallelic genes that together control a quantitative characteristic in an organism.
polygene
/ ˈpɒlɪˌdʒiːn /
noun
- 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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- pol·y·gen·ic [pol-ee-, jen, -ik], adjective
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