pleiotropy

n. [生]基因多效性,多向性

发音

其它 /plaɪˈɒtɹəpi/

词形变化

pleiotropies 复数 pleiotropies

别名

pleiotrophy pleotrophy pleotropy

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The influence of a single gene on multiple phenotypic traits; pleiotropism.

    可数 不可数 生物 医学
  2. 2.

    The existence of drug effects (especially beneficial effects) other than the one for which the drug was designed.

    可数 不可数 医学

词源

Coined by German zoologist Ludwig Plate in 1910, from Ancient Greek πλείων (pleíōn) + -tropy; by surface analysis, pleio- + -tropy.

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