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Definition of Polygenes
1. polygene [n] - See also: polygene
Medical Definition of Polygenes
1. Many genes. Eye colour is polygenically controlled. (12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Polygenes
Literary usage of Polygenes
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Return to Resistance: Breeding Crops to Reduce Pesticide Dependence by Raoul A. Robinson (1996)
"... and its inheritance is believed to be controlled by many polygenes. Although it
has been very little studied, it seems always to vary quantitatively. ..."
2. Roman Law in the Modern World by Charles Phineas Sherman (1917)
"polygenes, The law of succession (in Greek). ROGUIN, Traité de droit civil comparé,
2 vols. Paris, 1908. SAVIGNY, System, vol. vin, §§ 375-8, 393-5, 3C9. ..."
3. The Nomenclature of Petrology: With References to Selected Literature by Arthur Holmes (1920)
"Enclaves polygenes.—Enclaves formed by the action of the magma or its volatile
fluxes on another type of enclave. Enclosures. ..."
4. Statistics in Molecular Biology and Genetics: Selected Proceedings of a 1997 by Françoise Seillier-Moiseiwitsch (1999)
"Theoretical and Applied Genetics 47 35-39. TANKSLEY, SD (1993). Mapping polygenes.
Annual Review of Genetics 27 205-233. ..."
5. Rice Genetics IV by Gurdev S. Khush, D. S. Brar, Bill Hardy (2001)
"The genes governing such traits, called polygenes or minor genes, also show
Mendelian inheritance but are greatly influenced by the environment. ..."
6. Hybrid Rice: Proceedings of the International Symposium on Hybrid Rice : 6 by International Rice Research Institute (1989)
"... in rice indicated that these traits were governed by polygenes. Both additive
and nonadditive effects were important for their inheritance. ..."
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