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PLEIOTROPY
Etymology
Noun
pleiotropy (countable and uncountable, plural pleiotropies)
(genetics) The influence of a single gene on multiple phenotypic traits; pleiotropism.
Antonym: polygeny
(pharmacology) The existence of drug effects other than the one for which the drug was designed; usually implies additional beneficial effects.
Source: Wiktionary
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(verb) reach the summit (of a mountain); “They breasted the mountain”; “Many mountaineers go up Mt. Everest but not all summit”
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