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pleiotropic
adjective pleio·tro·pic \ˌplī-ə-ˈtrō-pik, -ˈträ-\
Definition of PLEIOTROPIC
: producing more than one effect; especially : having multiple phenotypic expressions <a pleiotropic gene>
— plei·ot·ro·py \plī-ˈä-trə-pē\ noun
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First Known Use of PLEIOTROPIC
1938
Medical Dictionary
pleiotropic
adjective pleio·tro·pic \ˌplī-ə-ˈtrōp-ik, -ˈträp-\
Medical Definition of PLEIOTROPIC
: producing more than one effect; especially : having multiple phenotypic expressions <a pleiotropic gene>
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