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Abstract
A pattern of inheritance of a trait that includes the contributions from more than one gene.
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- Complex Inheritance
- Multigenic Inheritance
- Oligogenic Inheritance
- Polygenic Inheritance
- Inheritance, Complex
- Inheritance, Multifactorial
- Inheritance, Multigenic
- Inheritance, Oligogenic
- Inheritance, Polygenic
- Complex Traits
- Multigenic Traits
- Oligogenic Traits
- Polygenic Characters
- Polygenic Traits
- Character, Polygenic
- Characters, Polygenic
- Complex Trait
- Multigenic Trait
- Oligogenic Trait
- Polygenic Character
- Polygenic Trait
- Trait, Complex
- Trait, Multigenic
- Trait, Oligogenic
- Trait, Polygenic
- Traits, Complex
- Traits, Multigenic
- Traits, Oligogenic
- Traits, Polygenic
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5 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings drug effects, genetics, immunology, physiology, radiation effects.
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History Note
1999
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Previous Indexing
- specific disease /genetics (1967-1998)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Multifactorial Inheritance. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D020412. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D020412
- Multifactorial Inheritance. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q67200773