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adj
controlled by the interaction of more than one gene
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: biology, genetics, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences
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Synonyms: multigenic, plurigenic, polygenetic[Appendix:Glossary
Antonyms: none provided
adj
having an infinite number of derivatives at a point (otherwise it is monogenic)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: mathematics, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
of or relating to an inheritable character that is controlled by several genes at once; of or related to or determined by polygenes
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
From poly- + -genic.
Across languages
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
