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Definition of pleiotropic - 4 dictionary results

plei⋅ot⋅ro⋅py

  [plahy-o-truh-pee]
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–noun Genetics.
the phenomenon of one gene being responsible for or affecting more than one phenotypic characteristic.
Origin:
1935–40; pleio- + -tropy

Related forms:
plei⋅o⋅trop⋅ic  [plahy-uh-trop-ik, -troh-pik] , adjective
plei⋅o⋅trop⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
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plei·ot·ro·pism   (plī-ŏt'rə-pĭz'əm)   
n.  The control by a single gene of several distinct and seemingly unrelated phenotypic effects.

[Greek pleiōn, more; see pelə-1 in Indo-European roots + -tropism.]
plei'o·tro'pic (plī'ə-trō'pĭk, -trŏp'ĭk) adj., plei'o·tro'pi·cal·ly adv.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: pleio·tro·pic
Pronunciation: "plI-&-'trOp-ik, -'träp-
Function: adjective
: producing more than one genetic effect;specifically : having multiple phenotypic expressions pleiotropic gene>

Main Entry: plei·ot·ro·py
Pronunciation: plI-'ä-tr&-pE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -pies
: thequality or state of being pleiotropic
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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