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pleiotropy /plei·ot·ro·py/ (-pe) the production by a single gene of multiple phenotypic effects.pleiotrop´ic

pleiotropy

[plī·ot′rəpē]

Etymology: Gk, pleion, more, trepein to turn

the production by a single gene of a complex of unrelated phenotypic effects. The effects may be a manifestation of a particular disorder, such as the cluster of symptoms in Marfan's syndrome; aortic aneurysm; dislocation of the optic lens; skeletal deformities; and arachnodactyly, any or all of which may be present. pleiotropic, adj.

pleiotropy [pli-ot´rŏ-pe]

the production by a single gene of multiple phenotypic effects. The term is often used to refer to a single gene defect that is expressed as problems in multiple systems of the body, such as in osteogenesis imperfecta, where the gene causes defects in several different systems that contain collagen.

pleiotropism, pleiotropy

the production by a single gene of multiple phenotypic effects.

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pleiotropy (redirected from Negative pleiotropy)

pleiotropy
(redirected from Negative pleiotropy)