Multigenic disorder
See polygenic disorders.
Related Terms:
Polygenic disorders
Genetic disorders resulting from the combined action of alleles of more than one gene (e.g., heart disease, diabetes, and some cancers).
Multifactorial or multigenic disorders: See polygenic disorders.
Multiplexing: A sequencing approach that uses several pooled samples simultaneously, greatly increasing sequencing speed.
More recently, the scope of genetic epidemiology has expanded to include common diseases for which many genes each play make a smaller contribution (polygenic, multifactorial or multigenic disorders).
Multifactorial or multigenic disorder See: polygenic disorder
Multiplexing A laboratory approach that performs multiple sets of reactions in parallel (simultaneously); greatly increasing speed and throughput.
 See also: Polygenic, Allele, Organ, Alleles, Genetics
  
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