Polygenic

Word POLYGENIC
Character 9
Hyphenation pol y gen ic
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Definitions and meanings of "Polygenic"

What do we mean by polygenic?

Of, relating to, or determined by polygenes. adjective

Of or relating to polygenesis; polygenetic. adjective

Of or relating to polygenism. adjective

Same as polygenous, Fallows.

Of or relating to polygeny; polygenetic. adjective

Controlled by the interaction of more than one gene adjective

Having an infinite number of derivatives at a point (otherwise it is monogenic) adjective

Of or relating to an inheritable character that is controlled by several genes at once; of or related to or determined by polygenes adjective

Controlled by the interaction of more than one gene

(of a function) having an infinite number of derivatives at a point (otherwise it is monogenic)

Synonyms and Antonyms for Polygenic

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The word "polygenic" in example sentences

But this could be a long process as disc degeneration is what's called polygenic, meaning it involves more than one gene. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Sandra, he says, could easily be a product of what is known as polygenic inheritance - or, more colloquially, she is a throwback. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Slide 13: Many traits are controlled by two or more genes and are called polygenic traits. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Even moderately secure GWA identification of "polygenic" influences on disease, however, is likely to require replicated data from multiple independent samples. ❋ Tomas Drgon Et Al. (2010)

From my reading of the literature, it appears inheritance of intelligence is highly polygenic. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Adding polygenic effects to the calculations does not change the fact that information is increasing in the in the genome, it just makes the computations more complex. ❋ Unknown (2007)

From the original study published in the New England Journal of Medicine this week: Background New developments in the search for susceptibility alleles in complex disorders provide support for the possibility of a polygenic approach to the prevention and treatment of common diseases. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Policymakers should start to consider how this knowledge could be used to make a polygenic approach to disease prevention a reality. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Here's some very cool news: scientists have directly observed the evolution of a complex, polygenic, polyphenic trait by genetic assimilation and accommodation in the laboratory. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Because most communication signals are under polygenic control 4, it is difficult to identify the contributions of particular genes to signal evolution. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Lande, R. (1980), “Sexual dimorphism, sexual selection, and adaptation in polygenic characters”, Evolution 34 (2): ❋ Lloyd, Elisabeth (2005)

It's a whole other thing to actually identify those genes, because homosexuality may be polygenic, with each gene having a small effect. ❋ Unknown (1997)

There are 6 genes that contribute to the polygenic trait of skin color. ❋ Unknown (2011)

"It is the first to show biologically and unequivocally that human intelligence is highly polygenic involving lots of genes and that purely genetic SNP information can be used to predict intelligence," Deary wrote in the journal paper. ❋ Alok Jha (2011)

The best research available suggests that intelligence is polygenic - that is, there are lots and lots of genes that contribute to intelligence. ❋ Alex Knapp (2012)

Across breed association for breed stereotypes has been performed for a number of polygenic morphological and behavioral traits using relatively few SNPs across 148 breeds. ❋ Danika Bannasch Et Al. (2010)

Why is the ABO blood group an example of multiple alleles and not polygenic inheritance? ❋ Unknown (2010)

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