SINCE 1828
pleiotropic
adjective
pleio·tro·pic
| \ ˌplī-ə-ˈtrō-pik
, -ˈträ-\
, -ˈträ-\
Definition of pleiotropic
: producing more than one effect
especially
: having multiple phenotypic expressions
a pleiotropic gene
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pleiotropic
adjective
pleio·tro·pic
| \ ˌplī-ə-ˈtrōp-ik
, -ˈträp-
\
, -ˈträp-
\
Medical Definition of pleiotropic
: producing more than one effect
especially
: having multiple phenotypic expressions
a pleiotropic gene
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