pleitropic

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adjective

Describing a gene that has multiple, often unrelated effects

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Meanings

adjectivepleitropic (comparative more pleitropic, superlative most pleitropic)

comparative more pleitropic · superlative most pleitropic

  1. biologyDescribing a gene that has multiple, often unrelated effects
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APA

pleitropic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pleitropic

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“pleitropic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pleitropic. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pleitropic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pleitropic.

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