| Descriptor in English: | Genetic Pleiotropy |
| Descriptor in Spanish: | Pleiotropía Genética |
| Descriptor in Portuguese: | Pleiotropia Genética |
| Descriptor in French: | Pléiotropie |
| Entry term(s): |
Gene, Pleiotropic Genes, Pleiotropic Genetic Pleiotropism Pleiotropic Gene Pleiotropic Genes Pleiotropism, Genetic Pleiotropy, Genetic |
| Tree number(s): |
G05.420.556 G05.695.550 |
| Scope note: | A phenomenon in which multiple and diverse phenotypic outcomes are influenced by a single gene (or single gene product.) |
| Annotation: | may appear in the literature spelled pleiotrophic, pleiotrophy or pleiotrophism |
| Allowable Qualifiers: |
DE drug effects GE genetics IM immunology PH physiology RE radiation effects |
| History Note: | 2011 |
| DeCS UI: | 54334 |
| Descriptor UI: | D058685 |
| Date Established: | 2011/01/01 |
| Date of Entry: | 2010/06/25 |
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PHENOMENA AND PROCESSES
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PHENOMENA AND PROCESSES
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Genetic Pleiotropy
- Preferred
Pleiotropic Gene
- Related but not broader or narrower
| Concept UI |
M0544044 |
| Scope note | A phenomenon in which multiple and diverse phenotypic outcomes are influenced by a single gene (or single gene product.) |
| Preferred term | Genetic Pleiotropy |
| Entry term(s) |
Genetic Pleiotropism Pleiotropism, Genetic Pleiotropy, Genetic |
| Concept UI |
M0544045 |
| Scope note | A single gene that influences several distinct and seemly unrelated phenotypic outcomes. |
| Preferred term | Pleiotropic Gene |
| Entry term(s) |
Gene, Pleiotropic Genes, Pleiotropic Pleiotropic Genes |
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