Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

multigenic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: multi-genic
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Describing an inherited characteristic that is specified by a combination of multiple genes.

Etymology

From multi- + -genic.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: multi
Suffix: genic

Inflected Forms

more multigenic (comparative) most multigenic (superlative)

Synonyms

polygenic

Antonyms

monogenic

Questions

What does multigenic mean?: Describing an inherited characteristic that is specified by a combination of multiple genes.
Where does multigenic come from?: From multi- + -genic.

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