"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), {{m|en|-tropy}} -tropy, {{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 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 66 34 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with pleio-: 56 44 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -tropy: 66 34 Topics: biology, genetics, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences
  2. (pharmacology) The existence of drug effects other than the one for which the drug was designed; usually implies additional beneficial effects. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Pharmacology
    Sense id: en-pleiotropy-en-noun-SVe1u~wz Topics: medicine, pharmacology, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: pleiotropic

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