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polygene

polygene noun: a group of nonallelic genes that act together to produce phenotype variations.

Noun

polygene (plural polygenes)

  1. A group of nonallelic genes that act together to produce phenotype variations

polygene meaning in Tamil

polygene in Tamil

பலபரம்பரையலகு

Forms of polygene

pluralpolygenes

Origin of polygene

From poly- + gene.

Questions about polygene

What does polygene mean?
Polygene means a group of nonallelic genes that act together to produce phenotype variations.
What is polygene in Tamil?
Polygene in Tamil is பலபரம்பரையலகு. See Polygene meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is polygene?
Polygene is a noun.
What is the plural of polygene?
The plural of polygene is polygenes.

Words near polygene in the dictionary

  1. polygastrica
  2. polygastrics
  3. polygeline
  4. polygender
  5. polygendered
  6. polygene
  7. polygeneous
  8. polygeneric
  9. polygenes
  10. polygeneses
  11. polygenesic

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Adapted from Wiktionary: polygene (page history and authors); polygene (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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