pleiotropy
/plaɪˈɒtrəpɪ/noun
mass noun
- Genetics the production by a single gene of two or more apparently unrelated effects【遗传】基因多效性, 多向性。
派生词
pleiotropic
/ˌplaɪəʊˈtrɒpɪk/ adjectivepleiotropism
noun词源
1930s: from Greek pleiōn 'more'+ tropē 'turning'.