Biology A-Level
polygenic characteristics
What polygenic characteristics means in Biology A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of polygenic characteristics
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Most traits are polygenic and modified by the environment, making phenotypes an indirect guide to genotypes.
Topics that use polygenic characteristics
- Investigating diversity (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- direct DNA investigation
- inference from phenotype
- limits of a sample
- relatedness
- amino acid sequences
- mRNA sequences
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