polygene

polygene

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-
Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús
Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor.
English poly-
English gene
English polygene

    From poly- + gene.

    Noun

    polygene (plural polygenes)

    1. (genetics) A group of nonallelic genes that act together to produce phenotype variations

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