What does polygenic mean?
Polygenic means (genetics) controlled by the interaction of more than one gene.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
(genetics) controlled by the interaction of more than one gene.
A risk score based on multiple genetic differences, or polygenic risk score, predicted significantly more cases of early-onset heart disease than standard tests for single genetic defects, according to new research in the American Heart Association’s journal Circulation: Genomic and Precision Medicine.
Use polygenic when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Polygenic means (genetics) controlled by the interaction of more than one gene.
Common synonyms include multigenic, plurigenic, polygenetic[Appendix:Glossary.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
A risk score based on multiple genetic differences, or polygenic risk score, predicted significantly more cases of early-onset heart disease than standard tests for single genetic defects, according to new research in the American Heart Association’s journal Circulation: Genomic and Precision Medicine.
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