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Results 1 - 9 of 9 for Polygenic inheritance
  1. Is height determined by genetics?: MedlinePlus Genetics 
    ... by multiple gene variants (an inheritance pattern called polygenic inheritance), it is difficult to accurately predict how tall ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/understanding/traits/height - Genetics
  2. Genetic Disorders From the National Institutes of Health (National Human Genome Research Institute)  
    Genetic Disorders/Start Here ... Genetic Disorders ... National Human Genome Research Institute ... From the National Institutes of Health ... A list of genetic, orphan and ...
    https://www.genome.gov/For-Patients-and-Families/Genetic-Disorders - External Health Links
  3. Talking Glossary of Genetic Terms From the National Institutes of Health (National Human Genome Research Institute)  
    Birth Defects/Reference Desk ... Birth Defects ... Genetic Counseling/Reference Desk ... Genetic Counseling ... Genes and Gene Therapy/Reference Desk ... Genes and Gene Therapy
    https://www.genome.gov/genetics-glossary - External Health Links
  4. What are the different ways a genetic condition can be inherited?: MedlinePlus Genetics 
    ... the combined effects of multiple genes (described as polygenic) or by interactions between genes and the environment. Such disorders usually do not follow the patterns of inheritance listed above. Examples of conditions caused by variants ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../inheritance/inheritancepatterns - Genetics
  5. What are complex or multifactorial disorders?: MedlinePlus Genetics 
    ... genetic cause—they are influenced by multiple genes (polygenic) in ... clear-cut pattern of inheritance. It may be difficult to identify the role ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../mutationsanddisorders/complexdisorders - Genetics
  6. Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder 
    ... A, Choudhury S, Shaw P. Mapping associations between polygenic risks for childhood ... 2019 Jan 30. Citation on PubMed
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../attention-deficit-hyperactivity-disorder - Genetics
  7. Schizophrenia 
    ... CM, Sullivan PF, McCarroll SA, Sklar P. A polygenic burden of rare disruptive ... article on PubMed Central
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/schizophrenia - Genetics
  8. Motion sickness 
    ... complex conditions such as motion sickness are often polygenic, which means they ... a clear pattern of inheritance, although it does tend to cluster in families. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/motion-sickness - Genetics
  9. GeneReviews Glossary From the National Institutes of Health (National Center for Biotechnology Information)  
    Genetic Testing/Reference Desk ... Genetic Testing ... Newborn Screening/Reference Desk ... Newborn Screening ... National Center for Biotechnology Information ... From the National ...
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK5191 - External Health Links