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exhibits multiple phenotypic expression is
called a
pleiotropic gene.
Mutation in a
pleiotropic gene may have an
effect on
several traits simultaneously...
- when
determining phenotypic outcomes.
Multiple alleles,
epistasis and
pleiotropic genes are some
factors that
might influence the
phenotypic outcome. Although...
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trials suggest nonspecific effects of
influenza vaccination,
known as
pleiotropic effects, with
broader impact beyond protecting against influenza infection...
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atherosclerotic plaques.
Steroid drugs, such as
prednisone and prednisolone, have
pleiotropic effects,
including systemic ones, for the same
reason that endogenous...
- Pdr1p (
Pleiotropic Drug
Resistance 1p) is a
transcription factor found in
yeast and is a key
regulator of
genes involved in
general drug response. It...
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referred to as a
quantitative trait locus (QTL).
These genes are
generally pleiotropic as well. The
genes that
contribute to type 2
diabetes are
thought to...
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Defais M (October 1997). "Mammalian Rad51 protein: a RecA
homologue with
pleiotropic functions". Biochimie. 79 (9–10): 587–92. doi:10.1016/S0300-9084(97)82007-X...
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observed in
Irish and
African people. He
attributes the
epicanthic fold to
pleiotropic genes that
control more than one
characteristic or function. He also...
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Interleukin 16 is a pro-inflammatory
pleiotropic cytokine. Its precursor, pro-interleukin-16 is a
protein that in
humans is
encoded by the IL16 gene....
- As the name indicates, this
receptor interacts with interleukin-2, a
pleiotropic cytokine which plays an
important role in
immune homeostasis. The human...
