polygenic inheritance
Polygenic inheritance is a type of genetic inheritance in which a trait is controlled by the combined effects of multiple genes, each contributing a small amount to the phenotype or expression of that trait.
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Related Concepts (16)
- complex traits
- gene-environment interactions
- genetic architecture
- genetic complexity
- genetic counseling
- genetic inheritance
- genetic predisposition
- genetic susceptibility
- genetic variation
- genome-wide association studies (gwas)
- genotype-phenotype correlation
- heritability
- multifactorial inheritance
- polygenic risk scores
- polygenic scores
- quantitative trait loci (qtl)
Similar Concepts
- dihybrid inheritance
- epigenetic inheritance
- evolutionary inheritance
- genetic inheritance patterns
- genetic polymorphism
- maternal inheritance
- mendelian genetics
- mendelian inheritance
- monohybrid inheritance
- non-genetic inheritance
- non-mendelian inheritance
- paternal inheritance
- polygenic scores and intelligence
- polygenic traits
- transgenerational inheritance