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单词 pleiotropy
释义

pleiotropy

[ plahy-o-truh-pee ]
/ plaɪˈɒ trə pi /

noun Genetics.

the phenomenon of one gene being responsible for or affecting more than one phenotypic characteristic.

Origin of pleiotropy

First recorded in 1935–40; pleio- + -tropy

OTHER WORDS FROM pleiotropy

plei·o·trop·ic [plahy-uh-trop-ik, -troh-pik], /ˌplaɪ əˈtrɒp ɪk, -ˈtroʊ pɪk/, adjectiveplei·o·trop·i·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby pleiotropy

pleio-, Pleiocene, pleiotaxy, pleiotropic gene, pleiotropism, pleiotropy, Pleistocene, Plekhanov, plenary, plenary indulgence, plench
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