PLEIOTROPY


Meaning of PLEIOTROPY in English

[ plʌɪ'ɒtrəpi ]

■ noun Genetics the production by a single gene of two or more apparently unrelated effects.

Derivatives

pleiotropic -'trəʊpɪk , -'trɒpɪk adjective

pleiotropism noun

Origin

1930s: from Gk pleiōn 'more' + tropē 'turning'.

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