Pleiotropy Definition

plī-ŏtrə-pē
noun
The condition in which a single gene exerts simultaneous effects on more than one character in the offspring.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Pleiotropy

Noun

Singular:
pleiotropy
Plural:
pleiotropies

Origin of Pleiotropy

  • Greek pleiōn more pelə-1 in Indo-European roots –tropism

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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Words Starting With

PPLPLE

Words Ending With

YPYOPY

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pleiotropy

Words Starting With P and Ending With Y

Starts With P & Ends With YStarts With PL & Ends With YStarts With P & Ends With PY

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