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polygene: Meaning and Definition of

pol•y•gene

Pronunciation: (pol'ē-jēn"), [key]
— n.
  1. one of a group of nonallelic genes that together control a quantitative characteristic in an organism.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
See also:
polygamy polygenesis
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