pleiotropy

/plaɪˈɑtrəpi/
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Other forms: pleiotropies

Definitions of pleiotropy
  1. noun
    (genetics) phenomenon in which one gene influences multiple, apparently unrelated traits
    synonyms: pleiotropism
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