pleiotropy noun. [plʌɪ'ɒtrǝpi] M20.
[from PLEIO- + Greek tropē turn, turning: see -Y³.]
Genetics. The production by a single gene of two or more apparently unrelated phenotypic effects; an instance of this.

■ pleiotropic [-'trǝʊpɪk, -'trɒpɪk] adjective pertaining to, exhibiting, or of the nature of pleiotropy M20.

■ pleiotropically [-'trǝʊp-, -'trɒp-] adverb M20.

■ pleiotropism noun = PLEIOTROPY E20.

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