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Multifactorial Inheritance

Medical Definition: A phenotypic outcome (physical characteristic or disease predispostion) 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.
Also Called: Oligogenic Inheritance,Polygenic Inheritance
Previously Indexed: specific disease /genetics (1967-1998)

Multifactorial Inheritance Medical Definitions and Terms

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