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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HERMAPHRODITE
(noun) one having both male and female sexual characteristics and organs; at birth an unambiguous assignment of male or female cannot be made
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