polygenic

English

Etymology

poly- +‎ -genic

Adjective

polygenic (not comparable)

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)

Translations

(genetics)

• Catalan: poligènic
• French: polygénique (fr)
• Italian: plurigenico, poligenico (it)
• Portuguese: poligénico (Portugal), poligênico (Brazil)
• Romanian: poligenic (ro)
• Spanish: poligénico