polygenic disease
- noun
- /ˌpɒlɪˈdʒɛnɪk dɪˈziːz/
- Specialized
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enfermedad poligénica
- Glaucoma is a complex disease, which may be a polygenic disease rather than a monogenic disease.
Examples
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Diabetes is a common polygenic disease that results from the interaction of multiple genes and environmental factors.
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Research shows that heart disease can be a polygenic disease, influenced by various genes working together.
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Many mental health disorders, such as schizophrenia, are classified as polygenic diseases due to their genetic complexity.
Synonyms
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A health problem caused by a change in a person's genes that can be passed from parents
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A health problem caused by changes in a person's genes that parents pass on
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A change in a person's genes that causes a disease
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A disease passed from parents to their children through genes
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A disease passed from parents to children through genes
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A health problem parents can pass to their children through genes
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A disease parents pass to their children in their genes
An inherited disease caused by many genes, for example high blood pressure or type 2 diabetes
How Polygenic
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The adjective 'polygenic' (determined by multiple genes) plus the noun 'disease' composes directly to mean a disease caused by multiple genes. This is a straightforward adjective+noun composition following regular semantic rules, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would be able to infer the meaning.
Etymology
The term polygenic disease comes from the idea that many small changes in genes add up like drops filling a bucket until it overflows. So it means a disease 'caused by many genes' rather than one gene.