"pleiotropy" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /plaɪˈɒtɹəpi/, /plaɪˈɑtɹəpi/ [cot-caught-merger] Forms: pleiotropies [plural]
Etymology: Coined by Ludwig Plate in 1910, from Ancient Greek πλείων (pleíōn) + -tropy; by surface analysis, pleio- + -tropy. Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|πλείων}} Ancient Greek πλείων (pleíōn), {{surf|en|pleio-|-tropy|nocap=1}} by surface analysis, pleio- + -tropy Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} pleiotropy (countable and uncountable, plural pleiotropies)
  1. (genetics) The influence of a single gene on multiple phenotypic traits; pleiotropism. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Genetics
    Sense id: en-pleiotropy-en-noun-2MKE1rpM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with pleio-, English terms suffixed with -tropy, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 80 20 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with pleio-: 53 47 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -tropy: 72 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 81 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 87 13 Topics: biology, genetics, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences
  2. (pharmacology) The existence of drug effects (especially beneficial effects) other than the one for which the drug was designed. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Pharmacology
    Sense id: en-pleiotropy-en-noun-7XMfAaXk Categories (other): English terms prefixed with pleio- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with pleio-: 53 47 Topics: medicine, pharmacology, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: pleiotropic, polypharmacology

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