different between monogenic vs polygenic

English

Etymology

mono- +? -genic

Adjective

monogenic (not comparable)

1. of or relating to monogenesis or to monogenism
2. (genetics) regulated by a single gene
3. producing offspring of only one sex
4. (mathematics, of a function) having a single derivative at a point
5. (mathematics, of a semigroup) generated by a set containing only a single element

Noun

monogenic (plural monogenics)

1. (mathematics) A derivative of a monogenic function

Derived terms

• monogenically

Romanian

Etymology

From French monogénique

Adjective

monogenic m or n (feminine singular monogenic?, masculine plural monogenici, feminine and neuter plural monogenice)

1. monogenic

Declension

English

Etymology

poly- +? -genic

Adjective

polygenic (not comparable)

1. (genetics) controlled by the interaction of more than one gene
   • 2018, American Heart Association, "Multi-gene Test Predicts Early Heart Disease Risk", Drug Discovery & Development

     A risk score based on multiple genetic differences, or polygenic risk score, predicted significantly more cases of early-onset heart disease than standard tests for single genetic defects, according to new research in the American Heart Association’s journal Circulation: Genomic and Precision Medicine.

   Synonym: multigenic

2. (mathematics, of a function) having an infinite number of derivatives at a point (otherwise it is monogenic)