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Polygene

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

a gene that by itself has little effect on the phenotype but which can act together with others to produce observable variations

Classifications

Entity Type

Unknownauthoritativeglossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

plural
Polygenes
possessive
Polygene's
pluralpossessive
Polygenes'