multifactorial inheritance
noun Genetics.
Origin of multifactorial inheritance
First recorded in 1955–60
Words nearby multifactorial inheritance
multidirectional,
multidisciplinary,
multiethnic,
multifaceted,
multifactorial,
multifactorial inheritance,
multifamily,
multifarious,
multifid,
multifilament,
multiflora
Medical definitions for multifactorial inheritance
multifactorial inheritance
[ mŭl′tĭ-făk-tôr′ē-əl ]
n.
Inheritance involving many factors, of which at least one is genetic but none is of overwhelming importance, as in the causation of a disease by multiple genetic and environmental factors.