See Also: testudinal(medicine)
testudinal(dictionary)

polygene (iou) and testudinal (medicine)


polygene (iou)



polygene noun. M20.
[Back-form. from POLYGENIC: see GENE.]
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.

testudinal (medicine)


testudinal
<zoology> Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a tortoise.

See: Testudo.

Source: Websters Dictionary