Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
1,763,356,548 visitors served.
forum mailing list For webmasters
?
New: Language forums
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

additive gene action

   Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Medical, Legal, Wikipedia, Hutchinson 0.04 sec.
additive gene action [¦ad·ə·div ¦jēn ‚ak·shən]
(genetics)
A form of allelic interaction in which dominance is absent, resulting in a heterozygote that is intermediate in phenotype between homozygotes for the alternative alleles.
The cumulative contribution made by all loci in a group of nonallelic genes to a polygenic trait.


How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Email
Feedback
? Mentioned in
No references found
 
Encyclopedia browser? ? Full browser
 
 
Encyclopedia
?

Disclaimer | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2009 Farlex, Inc.
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. Terms of Use.