Where does “pleiotropy” come from?
pleiotropy (English) comes from Ancient Greek πλείων, from Proto-Hellenic *pleíhōn, from Proto-Indo-European *pléh₁yōs.
pleiotropy (English): The influence of a single gene on multiple...
Definitions
- The influence of a single gene on multiple...
Ancestry of “pleiotropy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | πλείων | more, comparative degree of πολύς; more; more,... |
| 2 | Proto-Hellenic | *pleíhōn | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | *pléh₁yōs | — |
Words derived from “pleiotropy”