polygenetic
From multiple sources
Polygenetic means having multiple origins or causes.
In geology, a polygenetic landform developed through different processes over time—a volcano built by successive eruptions of varying types.
In biology, polygenetic traits arise from multiple genes rather than one.
The term contrasts with monogenetic, meaning single-origin: The researchers debated whether the deposit was polygenetic or monogenetic.
Formation of distinct species
- phylogenyEvolutionary relationships among organisms
- convergent evolutionIndependent origin of similar features
- cladisticsClassification by common descent
- lineageDescent from progenitors
divergence · common ancestor · gene flow · hybridization · descent · analogy · Darwinism · natural selection
Family line of descent
- haplogroupGenetic ancestry classification
- admixtureAdded minor component
- mitochondrialOf cell's energy centers
- genomicsStudy of entire genetic sequences
alleles · genotype · phenotype · mutation · recombination · genetic drift · multiregional · coalescence
Having many causes
- hereditaryPassed through generations
- familialPertaining to relatives
- congenitalExisting from birth
- etiologyScience of disease origins
susceptibility · predisposition · syndrome · disorder · trait · phenotypic · genotypic · penetrance
Parallel geological layers
- volcanismSubterranean magma expulsion process
- orogenyGeological mountain formation
- tectonicsStudy of crustal deformation
- magmaticConcerning molten rock
plutonic · hydrothermal · mineralization · igneous · metamorphic · sedimentary · stratigraphy · geomorphology
speciation
Formation of distinct species
- phylogenyEvolutionary relationships among organisms
- convergent evolutionIndependent origin of similar features
- cladisticsClassification by common descent
lineage · divergence · common ancestor · gene flow · hybridization · descent · analogy · Darwinism · natural selection
ancestry
Family line of descent
- haplogroupGenetic ancestry classification
- admixtureAdded minor component
- mitochondrialOf cell's energy centers
genomics · alleles · genotype · phenotype · mutation · recombination · genetic drift · multiregional · coalescence · inheritance
multifactorial
Having many causes
- hereditaryPassed through generations
- familialPertaining to relatives
- congenitalExisting from birth
etiology · susceptibility · predisposition · syndrome · disorder · trait · phenotypic · genotypic · penetrance · expressivity
strata
Parallel geological layers
- volcanismSubterranean magma expulsion process
- orogenyGeological mountain formation
- tectonicsStudy of crustal deformation
magmatic · plutonic · hydrothermal · mineralization · igneous · metamorphic · sedimentary · stratigraphy · geomorphology · faulting
biogenesis, phylogenetic, pathogenic, epigenetics, morphogenesis, polygenic, pathogenesis, parthenogenesis, abiogenesis