polygene Syllabification: (pol·y·gene)Pronunciation: /ˈpäliˌjēn/Definition of polygene noun Genetics a gene whose individual effect on a phenotype is too small to be observed, but which can act together with others to produce observable variation. Origin: 1940s: back-formation from polygenicpolygene in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of polygene in the British & World English dictionary
