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Definition of polygene
: any of a group of nonallelic genes that collectively control the inheritance of a quantitative character or modify the expression of a qualitative character
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: any of a group of nonallelic genes that collectively control the inheritance of a quantitative character or modify the expression of a qualitative character—called also multiple factor; see quantitative inheritance
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