Associations to the word «Pleiotropy»

Wiktionary

PLEIOTROPY, noun. (genetics) The influence of a single gene on multiple phenotypic traits; pleiotropism
PLEIOTROPY, noun. (pharmacology) The existence of drug effects other than the one for which the drug was designed; usually implies additional beneficial effects.

Wise words

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