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pleiotropism
(plī-ŏtˈrə-pĭzˌəm) also plei·ot·ro·py (-pē)
noun The control by a single gene of several distinct and seemingly unrelated phenotypic effects.
Related Forms:
- pleiˌo·troˈpic (plīˌə-trōˈpĭk, -trŏpˈĭk) adjective
- pleiˌo·troˈpi·cal·ly adverb
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