polygenic

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From poly- +‎ -genic.

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polygenic (not comparable)

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  1. (genetics) controlled by the interaction of more than one gene
    Synonyms: multigenic, plurigenic
    • 2018, American Heart Association, “Multi-gene Test Predicts Early Heart Disease Risk”, in Drug Discovery & Development:
      A risk score based on multiple genetic differences, or polygenic risk score, predicted significantly more cases of early-onset heart disease than standard tests for single genetic defects, according to new research in the American Heart Association’s journal Circulation: Genomic and Precision Medicine.
  2. (mathematics, of a function) having an infinite number of derivatives at a point (otherwise it is monogenic)

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