polygenic inheritance

polygenic inheritance
quantitative inheritance inheritance determined by many genes at different loci, with small additive effects. See also multifactorial i.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

Игры ⚽ Нужен реферат?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • polygenic inheritance — polygenic inheritance. См. полигенное наследование. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • polygenic inheritance — Genetics. the heredity of complex characters that are determined by a large number of genes, each one usually having a relatively small effect. Cf. quantitative inheritance. [1960 65; POLY + GENIC] * * * polygenic inheritance, the presence of… …   Useful english dictionary

  • polygenic inheritance — poligeninis paveldėjimas statusas T sritis augalininkystė apibrėžtis Paveldėjimas požymio, kurį nulemia daugelis kartu veikiančių genų. atitikmenys: angl. polygeny; polygenic inheritance rus. полигения; полигенное наследование ryšiai: sinonimas – …   Žemės ūkio augalų selekcijos ir sėklininkystės terminų žodynas

  • polygenic inheritance — Genetics. the heredity of complex characters that are determined by a large number of genes, each one usually having a relatively small effect. Cf. quantitative inheritance. [1960 65; POLY + GENIC] * * * …   Universalium

  • polygenic inheritance — /pɒlidʒɛnɪk ɪnˈhɛrətəns/ (say poleejenik in heruhtuhns) noun the heredity of complex characters based on their development from a large number of genes, each one ordinarily with a relatively small effect …  

  • polygenic — pol·y·gen·ic (pŏl ē jĕnʹĭk) adj. Of, relating to, or determined by polygenes: polygenic inheritance.   pol y·genʹi·cal·ly adv. * * * …   Universalium

  • Inheritance — Not something that is contained in a will, but rather a gene, chromosome or genome that is transmitted from parent to child. The pattern of inheritance is the manner in which a gene is transmitted. For example, the pattern of inheritance may be… …   Medical dictionary

  • quantitative inheritance — noun : particulate inheritance of any quantitative character mediated by groups of multiple factors each allelic pair of which adds or subtracts a specific increment of the collectively controlled character (as height or skin color in man) so… …   Useful english dictionary

  • multifactorial inheritance — Genetics. See polygenic inheritance. [1955 60] * * * …   Universalium

  • quantitative inheritance — Genetics. the process in which the additive action of numerous genes results in a trait, as height, showing continuous variability. Cf. polygenic inheritance. [1925 30] * * * …   Universalium

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”