multifactorial inheritance

multifactorial inheritance definition - medical

mul·ti·fac·to·ri·al inheritance (mŭlˌtĭ-făk-tôrˈē-əl)

noun
Inheritance involving many factors, of which at least one is genetic but none is of overwhelming importance, as in the causation of a disease by multiple genetic and environmental factors.

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