pleiotropy

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The existence of drug effects other than the one for which the drug was designed; usually implies additional beneficial effects
The influence of a single gene on multiple phenotypic traits; pleiotropism
(Genetics) the production by a single gene of two or more apparently unrelated effects
The phenomenon of variable phenotypes for a number of distinct and seemingly unrelated phenotypic effects
{i} capacity of a isolated allele to have more than one distinguishable effect
One gene that causes many different physical traits such as multiple disease symptoms
The multiple effects genes can have (intended and unintended)
the phenomenon in which a single gene is responsible for a number of distinct and seemingly unrelated phenotypic effects
One gene leading to many different phenotypic expressions An excellent example of a gene with pleiotropic effects is the gene for myotonic dystrophy Affected individuals can have one or more of a range of signs and symptoms including characteristic Christmas-tree like cataracts, myotonia, narcolepsy, testicular atrophy, frontal balding, mental retardation, and cardiac abnormalities, among others Source : PhRMA Genomics
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