Institution/s: Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, Universidad de Alicante, Universidad de Valladolid
Project: Diccionario Terminológico de Genética (Eurogene)
Identification number: 26
Subdomains: Studies of chromatin, Studies of DNA, Studies of RNA, Techniques
Author/s: Beatriz BURGOS CUADRILLERO, Cristina ADRADA RAFAEL, Elena SERRANO BERTOS, Elena Irene ZAMORA RAMÍREZ
Creation / modification date: 27-02-2014
Term: multifactorial inheritance
Gramatical category: s
Definition: Mutation within a gene, which, in combination with other factors, such as environmental or genetic modifiers, affects the phenotype and produces a malformation.
Context: Multifactorial inheritance does not follow Mendelian patterns but is due to the interaction of genetic and environmental factors.
Weighting mark: nor
Sources:
Term: CASELLI, Graziella et al. (eds.) (2002). Démographie: les déterminants de la mortalité (vol. III). Paris. Institut national d'études démographiques.
Context: CASELLI, Graziella et al. (eds.) (2002). Démographie: les déterminants de la mortalité (vol. III). Paris. Institut national d'études démographiques.