Polygenic Trait Aspects. Polygenic trait molding is done mostly with the environment and genes. More than one gene determines these traits, with each gene giving a small, yet additive effect. Multifactorial traits do not exhibit Mendelian ratios, and are determined between genes, or a gene, and the environment.olygenic Trait Aspects. Polygenic trait molding is done mostly with the environment and genes. More than one gene determines these traits, with each gene giving a small, yet additive effect. Multifactorial traits do not exhibit Mendelian ratios, and are determined between genes, or a gene, and the environment.
Definition of Sibilance. Sibilance is a special case of consonance in which the repeated consonant sound is either s, sh, z, or any of the other recognized sibilant sounds. Sibilance occurs when the repetition of these specific consonants are in close proximity.
Full Definition of NUANCE. 1. : a subtle distinction or variation. 2. : a subtle quality: nicety. 3. : sensibility to, awareness of, or ability to express delicate shadings (as of meaning, feeling, or value).â nuÂ·anced \-Ëaen(ËÃ¤n)t, -st(Ëaen)ËÃ¤n\ t. st adjective Between the lines of lexicographical nuance and quotation, Johnson was paying old debts and seeking out wisdom about himself and his adopted city, as well as compiling perhaps the greatest commonplace book in the history of mankind. â 2 Andrew O'Hagan, New York Review, 27 Apr. 2006.