English Dictionary

polygenic

adj

(genetics) controlled by the interaction of more than one gene / (mathematics, of a function) having an infinite number of derivatives at a point (otherwise it is monogenic)

Polygenic traits are influenced by multiple genes.

意味（1）

(genetics) controlled by the interaction of more than one gene

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.

意味（2）

(mathematics, of a function) having an infinite number of derivatives at a point (otherwise it is monogenic)