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PRONUNCIATION OF PLEIOTROPY

pleiotropy  [ˈplaɪəʊˌtrəʊpɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PLEIOTROPY

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Pleiotropy is a noun.
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WHAT DOES PLEIOTROPY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Pleiotropy

Pleiotropy occurs when one gene influences multiple, seemingly unrelated phenotypic traits, an example being phenylketonuria, which is a human disease that affects multiple systems but is caused by one gene defect. Consequently, a mutation in a pleiotropic gene may have an effect on some or all traits simultaneously. Pleiotropic gene action can limit the rate of multivariate evolution when natural selection, sexual selection or artificial selection on one trait favours one specific version of the gene, while selection on other traits favors a different allele. The underlying mechanism of pleiotropy in most cases is the effect of a gene on metabolic pathways that contribute to different phenotypes. Genetic correlations and hence correlated responses to selection are most often caused by pleiotropy.

Definition of pleiotropy in the English dictionary

The definition of pleiotropy in the dictionary is the occurrence of a single gene affecting multiple traits.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PLEIOTROPY


atopy
ˈætəʊpɪ
dopey
ˈdəʊpɪ
dopy
ˈdəʊpɪ
Hopi
ˈhəʊpɪ
mopey
ˈməʊpɪ
mopy
ˈməʊpɪ
phototropy
ˌfəʊtəʊˈtrəʊpɪ
presbyopy
ˈprɛzbɪˌəʊpɪ
ropey
ˈrəʊpɪ
ropy
ˈrəʊpɪ
Sinope
səˈnəʊpɪ
slopy
ˈsləʊpɪ
soapie
ˈsəʊpɪ
soapy
ˈsəʊpɪ
topi
ˈtəʊpɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PLEIOTROPY

pleiad
Pleiades
plein-air
plein-airist
pleinairism
Pleiocene
pleiochasium
pleiomerous
pleiomery
pleiotaxy
pleiotropic
pleiotropism
Pleistocene
Plekhanov
plena
plenaries
plenarily
plenarty
plenary
plench

WORDS THAT END LIKE PLEIOTROPY

aeolotropy
allotropy
anatropy
anisotropy
azeotropy
enantiotropy
entropy
eutropy
heliotropy
hemitropy
hypermetropy
ionotropy
isotropy
lipotropy
lycanthropy
misanthropy
morphotropy
orthotropy
philanthropy
thixotropy

Synonyms and antonyms of pleiotropy in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «pleiotropy» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PLEIOTROPY

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Translator English - Chinese

多效
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pleiotropía
570 millions of speakers

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pleiotropy
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

pleiotropy
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

متعدد النمط الظاهري
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

плейотропия
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pleiotropia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

pleiotropy
260 millions of speakers

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pleiotropy
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pleiotropi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

pleiotropy
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

多面作用
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

pleiotropy
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pleiotropy
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

pleiotropy
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

pleiotropy
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्योरियॉटरॉपी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

pleiotropy
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pleiotropia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pleiotropy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

плейотропія
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pleiotropy
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πλειοτροπίας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

pleiotropy
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

pleiotropy
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

pleiotropy
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pleiotropy

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PLEIOTROPY»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PLEIOTROPY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about pleiotropy

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PLEIOTROPY»

Discover the use of pleiotropy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pleiotropy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Release from Antagonistic Pleiotropy and Coevolution ...
SSC1 is a gene that encodes a multifunctional mitochondrial heat shock protein that gave rise to SSQ1 by gene duplication in a subset of yeasts.
Krista Gudrais Reitenga, 2009
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AP Biology, 2nd Ed. (Book Only)
This mutation causes the development of feathers that cannot keep the animal warm, resulting in changes in several organ systems. Another example of pleiotropy can be seen in Siamese cats. The allele responsible for the coloration pattern ...
Deborah T. Goldberg, M.S.
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Epigenetics: Linking Genotype and Phenotype in Development ...
If so, then epigenetic pleiotropy and epigenetic plasticity may cooperate in building developmental integration into functional systems. conclusIon Epigenetic and intrinsic genetic pleiotropy are distinct developmental mechanisms of integration, ...
Benedikt Hallgrimsson Ph.D., Brian K. Hall Ph.D., 2011
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The Future of Aging: Pathways to Human Life Extension
5.5.3. Adaptive. Pleiotropy: An. Alternate. Theory. Genetic tradeoffs affecting life span appear to be a common feature across taxa, but not a precondition or physical necessity. If we accept at face value evidence that aging itself is ...
Gregory M. Fahy, Michael D. West, L. Steven Coles, 2010
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Variation: A Central Concept in Biology
PLEIOTROPY. The different origins of morphological covariation apply to broad classes of variation, and in particular, they also apply to variation that results from allelic differences that are involved in the developmental pathways. As a result ...
Benedikt Hallgrímsson, Brian K. Hall, 2011
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Human Senescence: Evolutionary and Biocultural Perspectives
"antagonistic pleiotropy". - it did not appear in Williams' original 1957 article, nor does he take credit for it elsewhere or recall who first used this terminology; Linda Gerber, personal communication). At any locus, alleles that enhance survival, ...
Douglas E. Crews, 2003
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Biology of Aging
Pleiotropy is a genetic mechanism in which a single gene produces more than one trait. For example, wild-type D. melanogaster has smoothed, curved bristles on its thorax, whereas the singed mutation, a single-point mutation, results in ...
Roger B. McDonald, 2013
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Genetic Disorders: New Insights for the Healthcare ...
California. State. University,. Long. Beach: Antagonistic. pleiotropy. as. a. widespread. mechanism. for. the. maintenance. of. polymorphic. disease. alleles. “Many serious diseases have a genetic basis which, from an evolutionary point of view, ...
‎2012
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Issues in General Science and Scientific Theory and Method: ...
(2010 JAN 19) University of Michigan, Ann Arbor: Genomic patterns of pleiotropy and the evolution of complexity A new study, 'Genomic patterns of pleiotropy and the evolution of complexity,' is now available. “Pleiotropy refers to the ...
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Advances in Network Complexity
Complexity, being directly linked to restricted pleiotropy, is indeed associated with the ability of an organism to explore the phenotypic space. With low phenotypic complexity, all traits are affected similarly by mutations and therefore a small ...
Matthias Dehmer, Abbe Mowshowitz, Frank Emmert-Streib, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PLEIOTROPY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pleiotropy is used in the context of the following news items.
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A robust multiple-locus method for quantitative trait locus analysis of …
... in the data may have the benefit to investigate the pleiotropy—the same gene influencing multiple traits which are (genetically) correlated. «Nature.com, Jul 15»
2
Are Limited Lifespans An Evolutionary Adaptation?
The second theory, called “antagonistic pleiotropy” — or the “pay later theory” — is the idea that a single gene, or characteristic, is beneficial ... «io9, Jun 15»
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Several cancer susceptibility variants also affect melanoma risk
This pleiotropy-colored Manhattan plot shows the –log(10) p-value for the association between melanoma and SNPs previously associated ... «Fred Hutch News Service, May 15»
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Can Scientists Turn Birds Back Into Dinosaur Ancestors?
This multi-tasking is called pleiotropy. The new experiment hints that the bird beak didn't evolve simply through a series of little steps, each ... «National Geographic, May 15»
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Genetically integrated traits and rugged adaptive landscapes in …
Pleiotropy and epistasis lie at the heart of much of evolutionary theory. Together they give rise to the complex mapping between genotype and ... «BMC Blogs Network, May 15»
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Theory of Convergent Evolution Analyzed
... as reflecting the dominance of natural selection plus variation over factors such as developmental constraints, pleiotropy, phylogenetic inertia ... «Discovery Institute, May 15»
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GWAS in pigs confirms HMGA1 and PPARD important for height
The largest GWAS performed in beef cattle also confirmed HMGA1's pleiotropy for 'carcass traits'. The bone-length gene NCAPG identified in ... «Nature.com, May 15»
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Alzheimer disease and dyslipidaemia
“Our findings indicate abundant genetic pleiotropy between AD, CRP, and plasma lipids,” says Desikan. “Many cardiovascular disease traits, ... «Nature.com, Apr 15»
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Evolution - how it works
Enter pleiotropy. This is where one gene has an effect on more than one trait of a specific life form. In the case of the silver fox, the deliberate ... «News24, Apr 15»
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Joint prediction of multiple quantitative traits using a Bayesian …
... were sampled from a standard bivariate normal distribution with correlation 0.5, which assumes a certain level of pleiotropy effects at all loci. «Nature.com, Apr 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Pleiotropy [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/pleiotropy>. May 2024 ».
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