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Definition of Pleiotropic
1. [adj]
Medical Definition of Pleiotropic
1. Having multiple effects. For example: the cyclic AMP concentration in a cell will have a variety of effects because the cAMP acts to control a protein kinase that in turn affects a variety of proteins. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pleiotropic
Literary usage of Pleiotropic
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"Two pleiotropic mutants have proteins with a decreased affinity for cyclic AMP,
suggesting that the altered protein which binds cyclic AMP causes the ..."
2. A Lifelong Passion: Nicholas and Alexandra: Their Own Story by Andrei Maylunas (2005)
"The depletion of LHCP leads to photooxidative damage which results in decreased
cab mRNA levels and other pleiotropic lesions in Su/Su plants ..."
3. Biotechnology, Agriculture, And Food Security in Southern Africa by Steven Were Omamo, Klaus von Grebmer (2005)
"... Allergens Toxicants Insertional mutagenesis and pleiotropic effects Insertion
of Bf gene • into maize (v) Plant growth Pro-toxin expression in leaves, ..."
4. Stress, Gender, and Alcohol-Seeking Behavior edited by Walter A. Hunt, Sam Zakhari (1996)
"... effects of Glucocorticoids are the final effec- these hormones. tors of the
HPA axis. These hor- SYMPATHETIC/ mones are pleiotropic and exert their ..."
5. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"Two pleiotropic mutants have proteins with a decreased affinity for cyclic AMP,
suggesting that the altered protein which binds cyclic AMP causes the ..."
6. A Lifelong Passion: Nicholas and Alexandra: Their Own Story by Andrei Maylunas (2005)
"The depletion of LHCP leads to photooxidative damage which results in decreased
cab mRNA levels and other pleiotropic lesions in Su/Su plants ..."
7. Biotechnology, Agriculture, And Food Security in Southern Africa by Steven Were Omamo, Klaus von Grebmer (2005)
"... Allergens Toxicants Insertional mutagenesis and pleiotropic effects Insertion
of Bf gene • into maize (v) Plant growth Pro-toxin expression in leaves, ..."
8. Stress, Gender, and Alcohol-Seeking Behavior edited by Walter A. Hunt, Sam Zakhari (1996)
"... effects of Glucocorticoids are the final effec- these hormones. tors of the
HPA axis. These hor- SYMPATHETIC/ mones are pleiotropic and exert their ..."
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