pleiotropy
English
Etymology
Coined by Ludwig Plate in 1910, from Ancient Greek πλείων (pleíōn) + -tropy.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /plaɪˈɒtɹəpi/
- (cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /plaɪˈɑtɹəpi/
Noun
pleiotropy (countable and uncountable, plural pleiotropies)
- (genetics) The influence of a single gene on multiple phenotypic traits; pleiotropism.
- Antonym: polygeny
- (pharmacology) The existence of drug effects other than the one for which the drug was designed; usually implies additional beneficial effects.
Related terms
- pleiotropic