different between oligogenic vs polygenic

oligogenic

English

Etymology

oligo- +? -genic

Adjective

oligogenic (not comparable)

  1. (genetics, of a trait) Determined by but a small number of genes

Related terms

  • oligogene

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polygenic

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)

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