pleiotropic

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• The study highlighted the pleiotropic effects of the hormone, which impacts both growth and reproductive functions.

• Researchers discovered that the pleiotropic nature of the gene can influence multiple traits in fish populations.

• There are no side effects from moderate exercise, and the pleiotropic benefits for our body and mind are remarkable.

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• And my point was, evolutionarily speaking, this looks like a pleiotropic effect.

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• Beyond its role in immune function, ACE has been linked to neurodegenerative disease (Box 2), and further understanding of its pleiotropic effects could therefore have additional benefits.

  Academic text (2018)

• Practically every mutant possesses pleiotropic effects on various agricultural economic traits, and they are generally more important in the case of macromutations.

  Academic text (2013)

• Like most cytokines, IL-9 is pleiotropic with effects in asthma, antihelminthic immunity, as well as cancer and colitis 18.

  Academic text (2016)

• An understanding of the genetic and developmental mechanisms underlying such pleiotropic and epigenetic effects will play an increasingly important role in understanding evolutionary change in functionally important traits.

  Academic text (2000)

• Although such effects are realistic as mimics of the natural mutation process, the functional role of individual traits will be interpreted incorrectly if pleiotropic effects are not detected or examined.

  Academic text (2000)

• Depending on the pathophysiological context, osteocalcin may therefore have pleiotropic effects involving actions on lipid deposition, insulin sensitivity, and/or insulin signaling within local target tissues.

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