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Multifactorial Inheritance MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Multifactorial Inheritance
Tree Number(s)
G05.420.590
Unique ID
D020412
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D020412
Scope Note
A pattern of inheritance of a trait that includes the contributions from more than one gene.
Entry Term(s)
Complex Inheritance
Complex Traits
Multigenic Inheritance
Multigenic Traits
Oligogenic Inheritance
Oligogenic Traits
Polygenic Characters
Polygenic Inheritance
Polygenic Traits
Previous Indexing
specific disease /genetics (1967-1998)
See Also
Epistasis, Genetic
Genes, Modifier
Quantitative Trait, Heritable
Public MeSH Note
1999
History Note
1999
Date Introduced
1999/01/01
Last Updated
2024/08/09
Multifactorial Inheritance Preferred
Polygenic Traits Related
Polygenic Characters Related
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