multigenicadj.

Brit.

/ˌmʌltɪˈdʒɛnɪk/, U.S.

/ˌməltiˈdʒɛnɪk/; see also multi- comb. form.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: multi- comb. form, genic adj.

Etymology: < multi- comb. form + genic adj. Compare earlier monogenic adj.²

Genetics.

1. Controlled by or involving more than one gene; = polygenic adj.² Cf. earlier multifactorial adj.

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monofactorial1920

monogenic1921

polygenic1928

multigenic1933

additive1936

oligogenic1943

X-linked1949

Y-linked1949

multigene1954

structural gene1959

orthologous1970

paralogous1970

1933 Science 26 May 519/2 For the most part, each such valuable quality is the somatic end-product of many genes... Many such multi-genic traits are definitely measurable as end-products.

1959 Proc. 10th Internat. Congr. Genetics 1958 I. 311 The radiation induces..a flood of multigenic rearrangements.

1967 Genetics 55 507 It is of interest in the analysis of the effects of normalizing selection on multigenic systems to distinguish between the various causes of gametic disequilibrium.

1995 New Scientist 7 Jan. 23/1 It's by no means certain that genetic engineering of such multigenic traits..will beat conventional plant breeding.

2002 Jrnl. Med. Virol. 67 92 These data suggest that RSV [= respiratory syncytial virus] susceptibility is a multigenic trait that should be amenable to resolution by genomic analysis.

2. Of or relating to multigenes; = multigene adj.

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genic1915

intragenic1937

intergenic1941

trigenic1941

polygenetic1955

monogenetic1975

multigenic1981

xenogenic-

1981 Proc. National Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 78 2442/1 Structural analysis of genes from multigenic families, such as the globin family and the ovalbumin family, led to the hypothesis that split genes evolve in two ways.

1995 Q. Rev. Biol. 70 300/1 The model was designed for dispersed multigenic arrays.

2000 Biochem. Soc. Trans. 28 732 The recent discovery of a multigenic family of MGDG [= monogalactosyldiacylglycerol] synthases raised the possibility that multiple isoenzymes might carry out MGDG synthesis in various tissues and developmental stages.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	multigenic
释义	multigenicadj. Brit. /ˌmʌltɪˈdʒɛnɪk/, U.S. /ˌməltiˈdʒɛnɪk/; see also multi- comb. form. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: multi- comb. form, genic adj. Etymology: < multi- comb. form + genic adj. Compare earlier monogenic adj.² Genetics. 1. Controlled by or involving more than one gene; = polygenic adj.² Cf. earlier multifactorial adj. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > biological processes > genetic activity > genetic components > [adjective] > gene > types of gene monofactorial1920 monogenic1921 polygenic1928 multigenic1933 additive1936 oligogenic1943 X-linked1949 Y-linked1949 multigene1954 structural gene1959 orthologous1970 paralogous1970 1933 Science 26 May 519/2 For the most part, each such valuable quality is the somatic end-product of many genes... Many such multi-genic traits are definitely measurable as end-products. 1959 Proc. 10th Internat. Congr. Genetics 1958 I. 311 The radiation induces..a flood of multigenic rearrangements. 1967 Genetics 55 507 It is of interest in the analysis of the effects of normalizing selection on multigenic systems to distinguish between the various causes of gametic disequilibrium. 1995 New Scientist 7 Jan. 23/1 It's by no means certain that genetic engineering of such multigenic traits..will beat conventional plant breeding. 2002 Jrnl. Med. Virol. 67 92 These data suggest that RSV [= respiratory syncytial virus] susceptibility is a multigenic trait that should be amenable to resolution by genomic analysis. 2. Of or relating to multigenes; = multigene adj. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > biological processes > genetic activity > genetic components > [adjective] > gene genic1915 intragenic1937 intergenic1941 trigenic1941 polygenetic1955 monogenetic1975 multigenic1981 xenogenic- 1981 Proc. National Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 78 2442/1 Structural analysis of genes from multigenic families, such as the globin family and the ovalbumin family, led to the hypothesis that split genes evolve in two ways. 1995 Q. Rev. Biol. 70 300/1 The model was designed for dispersed multigenic arrays. 2000 Biochem. Soc. Trans. 28 732 The recent discovery of a multigenic family of MGDG [= monogalactosyldiacylglycerol] synthases raised the possibility that multiple isoenzymes might carry out MGDG synthesis in various tissues and developmental stages. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1933
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