pleiotropic
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.pleio·tro·pic
adjective \ˌplī-ə-ˈtrō-pik, -ˈträ-\Definition of PLEIOTROPIC
: producing more than one effect; especially : having multiple phenotypic expressions <a pleiotropic gene>
— plei·ot·ro·py \plī-ˈä-trə-pē\ noun
First Known Use of PLEIOTROPIC
1938
pleio·tro·pic
adjective \ˌplī-ə-ˈtrōp-ik, -ˈträp-\ (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of PLEIOTROPIC
: producing more than one effect; especially : having multiple phenotypic expressions <a pleiotropic gene>
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