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Polygene

nounid 109532·updated May 18, 2026
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a gene that by itself has little effect on the phenotype but which can act together with others to produce observable variations

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Variants

plural
Polygenes
possessive
Polygene's
pluralpossessive
Polygenes'

Framework definitions

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

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