multiple-factor

IPA/mˌʌltɪpəlfˈaktə/
IPA/mˌʌltɪpəlfˈæktɚ/

multiple-factor — 名詞

1. a gene that acts together with several others at different points in the genome

1.名詞C2
釋義

多基因

共同影響數量性狀的基因之一

a gene that acts together with several others at different points in the genome to shape an inherited feature such as height, skin colour, or seed size

例句

In the lecture, Professor Chen described each multiple-factor as one small genetic influence.

課堂上，Chen 教授把每個多基因都說成一種微小的遺傳影響。

describe a multiple-factor in a teaching context

Rina labelled the multiple-factor on the chart before discussing eye-colour inheritance.

Rina 在討論眼睛顏色的遺傳前，先在圖表上標出那個多基因。

label a multiple-factor on a genetics chart

同義詞
  • polygene

    technical near-equivalent and often the more common modern label

  • contributing gene

    broader and less exact; it does not specifically imply a quantitative trait

反義詞
  • major gene

    often used for a gene with a much larger single effect on a trait

文法句型

a multiple-factor

multiple-factors affecting a trait

用法筆記

Usually appears in specialist discussions of inheritance, especially when many genes contribute small effects to one measurable trait. Modern sources often prefer polygene.

常見錯誤

❌A multiple-factor is any strong gene.
✅A multiple-factor is one of several genes that together influence one trait.
💡the term is about combined action, not a single powerful gene.
❌Eye colour is a multiple-factor.
✅A gene involved in eye colour can be a multiple-factor.
💡the word names a gene, not the trait itself.