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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)
pleio-, pleiocene, pleiophyllous, pleiosaurus < Prev | Next > pleiotropic gene, pleiotropy, pleistocene
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