pleiotropy.
The influence of a single gene on multiple phenotypic traits; pleiotropism.
Meaning & usage
The influence of a single gene on multiple phenotypic traits; pleiotropism.
The existence of drug effects (especially beneficial effects) other than the one for which the drug was designed.
Where this word comes from
Coined by German zoologist Ludwig Plate in 1910, from Ancient Greek πλείων (pleíōn) + -tropy; by surface analysis, pleio- + -tropy.
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