Definitions For Pleiotropy
Noun
PLEIOTROPY (plural pleiotropies) (genetics) The influence of a single gene on multiple phenotypic traits; pleiotropism. : {{ant, en, polygeny}} (pharmacology) The existence of drug effects other than the one for which the drug was designed; usually implies additional beneficial effects.Related terms
pleiotropicEtymology
Coined by {{w, Ludwig Plate}} in 1910, from {{der, en, grc, πλείων}} + -tropy.Is Pleiotropy a Scrabble Word?
Words With Friends
YES
Scrabble US
YES
Scrabble UK
YES
English International (SOWPODS)
YES
Scrabble Global
YES
Enable1 Dictionary
YES
Points in Different Games
Scrabble
17
Words with Friends
19
The word Pleiotropy is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends