Polygene
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Polygene is a noun meaning (genetics) A group of nonallelic genes that act together to produce phenotype variations.
Meaning
(genetics) A group of nonallelic genes that act together to produce phenotype variations.
Word Forms
- polygenes
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include pleiotrope, polygenotype, polyallelism, polygenicity, phenogroup, polygenome.
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