Preferred Label : genetic pleiotropy;
MeSH definition : A phenomenon in which multiple and diverse phenotypic outcomes are influenced by a
single gene (or single gene product.);
MeSH synonym : pleiotropy, genetic; genetic pleiotropism; pleiotropism, genetic;
Related MeSH term : pleiotropic gene; Gene, Pleiotropic; Genes, Pleiotropic; Pleiotropic Genes;
MeSH annotation : may appear in the literature spelled pleiotrophic, pleiotrophy or pleiotrophism;
Origin ID : D058685;
UMLS CUI : C2936488;
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A phenomenon in which multiple and diverse phenotypic outcomes are influenced by a
single gene (or single gene product.)
