pleiotropy
[ plahy-o-truh-pee ]
/ plaɪˈɒ trə pi /
noun Genetics.
the phenomenon of one gene being responsible for or affecting more than one phenotypic characteristic.
OTHER WORDS FROM pleiotropy
plei·o·trop·ic [plahy-uh-trop-ik, -troh-pik] /ˌplaɪ əˈtrɒp ɪk, -ˈtroʊ pɪk/, adjective plei·o·trop·i·cal·ly, adverbWords nearby pleiotropy
pleio-,
pleiocene,
pleiotaxy,
pleiotropic gene,
pleiotropism,
pleiotropy,
pleistocene,
plekhanov,
plenary,
plenary indulgence,
plench
Example sentences from the Web for pleiotropic
Darwin called the same phenomenon the “correlation of growth” and geneticist today study what they call “pleiotropic effects.”