adj. determined by polygenes; a trait that is influenced by two or more genes
Height; weight; hair color; skin color and many more can be determined by polygenic traits we inherit from our parents.
quantitative inheritance; multiple gene inheritance; multiple factor inheritance.
4 syllables
pol-y-gen-ic
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