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TeachMeFinance.com - explain Polygenic disorder Polygenic disorder The term 'Polygenic disorder' as it applies to the area of gnome research can be defined as 'Genetic disorder resulting from the combined action of alleles of more than one gene (e.g., heart disease, diabetes, and some cancers). Although such disorders are inherited, they depend on the simultaneous presence of several alleles; thus the hereditary patterns usually are more complex than those of single-gene disorders'. Previous 5 Terms: Pollution Pollution polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) Polycrystalline Silicon polygenesis Next 5 Terms: polygenous polygon polygraph polyhedron polylith About the author Mark McCracken Author: Mark McCracken is a corporate trainer and author living in Higashi Osaka, Japan. He is the author of thousands of online articles as well as the Business English textbook, "25 Business Skills in English". Copyright © 2005-2011 by Mark McCracken, All Rights Reserved. TeachMeFinance.com is an informational website, and should not be used as a substitute for professional medical, legal or financial advice. Information presented at TeachMeFinance.com is provided on an "AS-IS" basis. Please read the disclaimer for details.