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Meaning of "polygenic"

polygenic (adjective): Polygenic is a term used in genetics to describe traits that are influenced by multiple genes, rather than a single gene. Polygenic traits often exhibit a continuous range of variation and can be influenced by environmental factors as well
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  • controlled by the interaction of more than one gene
  • having an infinite number of derivatives at a point (otherwise it is monogenic)

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Polygenic traits are controlled by a number of separate genes.
Studies suggest a complex polygenic inheritance of hypertension.
Polygenic inheritance and environmental effects.
Diseases can have monogenic or polygenic etiologies.
An example of a polygenic trait is human skin color variation.
These predictions are called polygenic scores.
Polygenic traits in a population often form a bell curve distribution.
The resistance is thought to be polygenic and additively inherited.
Partially penetrant autosomal recessive or polygenic.
That is the nature of polygenic inheritance.
Most forms of arthritis are thought to be multifactorial and polygenic.
This is a good example of polygenic inheritance.
Concerning the genetic predisposition it is assumed that it is polygenic.
It is highly probable that the polygenic inheritance is a determinant factor.
That child is not the result of a single polygenic mating.

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The defect of polygenic disorder was seen in ancient times.
Research on monogenic and polygenic diseases.
Polygenic traits are traits that are determined by more than one gene.
Milk production is clearly a polygenic trait.
There are two views about polygenic manipulations of bacteria and viruses.
Personality traits are also polygenic.
Analysis of polygenic diseases.
Polygenic or multifactorial conditions.
Identifications of genes causing polygenic hypertension.
Likely polygenic disease.
The genetic predisposition is polygenic in nature.
A polygenic disease characterized by abnormally high glucose levels in the blood.
Migraines are associated with a polygenic inheritance.
But polygenic characters sponsored by several genes have not yet been transferred.
This is believed to be a polygenic disorder.
Polygenic inheritance refers to traits that are determined by more than one gene.
We prefer to use the more precise term polygenic inheritance.
A polygenic trait is one that is controlled by the interaction of two or more genes.
Human memory is a polygenic trait.
This also allows one to test whether a trait is monogenic or polygenic.
A simplified example of polygenic inheritance.
It is further complicated by the probability that resistance seems to be a polygenic trait.
This is an example of polygenic inheritance.
Many polygenic traits are also affected by the environment and are called multifactorial.
There is considerable evidence that psoriasis is a polygenic autoimmune disorder.
The benefit of polygenic score is that they can be used to predict the future.
Which is an example of polygenic inheritance.
This is of great importance in the context of improving drought tolerance which is polygenic.
Intelligence is a polygenic trait.
These are more complex hereditary diseases and generally involve several genes polygenic.
Genetic studies have pointed out toward a possible polygenic inheritance of hypertension.
Atopic dermatitis is a polygenic disease with an inherited predelection and strongly influenced by environmental factors.
Geneticists are inclined to think about the mechanism of inheritance of polygenic myoclonic epilepsy.
Gametophytic competition with a polygenic inheritance trend for pollen competitive ability is reported.
This gradual darkening is probably the result of selection acting on polygenic variation.

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