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polygeny

polygeny noun: polygenesis.

Noun

polygeny (countable and uncountable, plural polygenies)

  1. Polygenesis.
    • 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.2001, Comptes rendus de l'Académie des sciences: Sciences de la vie. Série III
  2. The control of a single trait, or phenotype, by multiple genes.
    • Mendel thus recognised the possibility of polygenies.1983, Vítězslav Orel, Anna Matalová, Moravské muzeum v Brně. Mendelianum, Gregor Mendel and the foundation of genetics
    • However, the recent studies by Khan & Doworkers and Siegel (1977) have indicated that under a balance polygenic combination the ill effects of dw gene under egg type genome can be modified by introducing polygenies for egg production.1990, Poultry Guide - Volume 27, page 47

Forms of polygeny

pluralpolygenies

Origin of polygeny

From poly- + -geny.

Words formed from polygeny

Questions about polygeny

What does polygeny mean?
Polygeny means polygenesis.
What part of speech is polygeny?
Polygeny is a noun.
What is the plural of polygeny?
The plural of polygeny is polygenies.

Words near polygeny in the dictionary

  1. polygenomes
  2. polygenomic
  3. polygenotype
  4. polygenotypes
  5. polygenous
  6. polygeny
  7. polyglacial
  8. polyglacialism
  9. polyglacialist
  10. polyglacialists
  11. polyglactin

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