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What does pleiotropism mean?

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Noun
  1. (genetics) pleiotropy
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The gene exhibited pleiotropism by influencing not only oleate and linoleate, but also levels of palmitate, gadoleate, and total saturated fatty acids.
If the majority of mutations have large negative impacts on fitness, pleiotropism will act to increase their selective effects in nature.

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