Usually means: Multiple traits influenced by one gene.
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  1. pleiotropism: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  2. pleiotropism: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  3. pleiotropism: Collins English Dictionary
  4. pleiotropism: Wiktionary
  5. pleiotropism: Dictionary.com
  6. Pleiotropism: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  7. pleiotropism: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. pleiotropism: Encyclopedia

Medicine (3 matching dictionaries)
  1. pleiotropism: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
  3. pleiotropism: Medical dictionary

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▸ noun:  (genetics) pleiotropy

Similar:
pleiotropy, pleiotrope, pleiotrophy, pleitropism, pleotropy, pleotropism, pleotrophy, plagiotropy, polyphenism, polyallelism, more...

Opposite:
monotropism, unipotency

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Similar:
pleiotropy, pleiotrope, pleiotrophy, pleitropism, pleotropy, pleotropism, pleotrophy, plagiotropy, polyphenism, polyallelism, more...

Opposite:
monotropism, unipotency



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