Psychology A-Level
Polygenic
What Polygenic means in Psychology A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Polygenic
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OCD is influenced by many candidate genes rather than a single gene, as shown by Taylor identifying up to 230 candidate genes.
Topics that use Polygenic
- Clinical Psychology and Mental Health (AQA A-Level)
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