pleiotropy

Meaning

Noun

  • The influence of a single gene on multiple phenotypic traits; pleiotropism.
  • The existence of drug effects other than the one for which the drug was designed; usually implies additional beneficial effects.

Origin

  • Coined by Ludwig Plate in 1910, from Ancient Greek πλείων + -tropy.

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