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.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pleiotropic. Accessed 22 Oct. 2021.
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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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The first known use of pleiotropic was in 1938
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