multifactorial inheritance

https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.10981
Transmission from parents to offspring of a trait that is determined by multiple genetic and environmental factors, each with a small effect.
Source:
PAC, 2016, 88, 713. (Glossary of terms used in developmental and reproductive toxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2016)) on page 782 [Terms] [Paper]