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A polygenic trait, is a trait that nonallelic genes control. These traits result from one or more genes contributing to the phenotype. An individual's physical appearance is determined by chromosomal inheritance and genotypic ratio. This phenomenon is known as Mendel's Laws of Inheritance.
Examples of human polygenic inheritance are height, skin colour and weight. Polygenes allow a wide range of physical traits. For instance, height is regulated by several genes so that there will be a wide range of heights in a population. Word origin: poly = many + genic = of genes. See also: polygene, inheritance, phenotype. Please contribute to this project, if you have more information about this term feel free to edit this page. This page was last modified on 25 June 2008, at 12:25.This page has been accessed 389,245 times.