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pleiotropy
[ plahy-o-truh-pee ]
/ plaɪˈɒ trə pi /
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noun Genetics.
the phenomenon of one gene being responsible for or affecting more than one phenotypic characteristic.
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OTHER WORDS FROM pleiotropy
plei·o·trop·ic [plahy-uh-trop-ik, -troh-pik], /ˌplaɪ əˈtrɒp ɪk, -ˈtroʊ pɪk/, adjectiveWords nearby pleiotropy
pleio-, Pleiocene, pleiotaxy, pleiotropic, pleiotropism, pleiotropy, Pleistocene, Plekhanov, plenary, plenary indulgence, plench
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