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oli·go·gene | \ ˈäl-i-gō-ˌjēn 
, ə-ˈlig-ə- \
, ə-ˈlig-ə- \Medical Definition of oligogene
: a gene that exerts a major effect on a character either as one of two Mendelian alternatives or as one of a few genes controlling a qualitative character
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oligogenic \ ˌäl-i-gō-ˈjen-ik , ə-ˌlig-ə- , -ˈjē-nik \ adjective
, ə-ˌlig-ə- , -ˈjē-nik \ adjectiveComments on oligogene
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