multigenic
adjective
mul·ti·gen·ic
ˌməl-tē-ˈje-nik 
-ˌtī-,
-ˈjē-
: involving, produced by, or controlled by two or more genes
a multigenic disease caused by several genetically-linked mutations
multigenic deletions
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multigenic
adjective
mul·ti·gen·ic
ˌməl-ti-ˌjen-ik
-ˌjēn-
-ˌjēn-
: involving, produced by, or controlled by two or more genes
a multigenic disease caused by several genetically-linked mutations
multigenic deletions
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