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Mesh term Multifactorial Inheritance

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Inheritance Patterns

Description

A phenotypic outcome (physical characteristic or disease predisposition) that is determined by more than one gene. Polygenic refers to those determined by many genes, while oligogenic refers to those determined by a few genes.



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