Meaning Of The Word Pleiotropy

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What's The Definition Of Pleiotropy?

pleiotropy in American English
the condition in which a single gene exerts simultaneous effects on more than one character in the offspring
noun: the phenomenon of one gene being responsible for or affecting more than one phenotypic characteristic

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