Polygeny

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Polygenesis. countable, uncountable

    "Some features of the universal tree of life based on rRNA polygenies have been confirmed, such as the division of the cellular living world into three domains."

  2. 2
    The control of a single trait, or phenotype, by multiple genes. countable, uncountable

    "Mendel thus recognised the possibility of polygenies."

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"Some features of the universal tree of life based on rRNA polygenies have been confirmed, such as the division of the cellular living world into three domains."

Etymology

From poly- + -geny.

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