Example sentences for: pleiotropic

How can you use “pleiotropic” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • The single-gene diageotropica (dgt) mutant of tomato ( Lycopersicon esculentum ) displays a pleiotropic phenotype that includes reduced auxin sensitivity [ 13].

  • SPARC-null mice and their cells should provide a useful system to investigate how a matricellular protein regulates pleiotropic functions through cell migration and how its absence alters biological processes.

  • So maybe there is an accidental, pleiotropic connection between madness and mathematics.

  • The acid form, retinoic acid, is a pleiotropic hormone which regulates gene expression in embryonic development, epithelial cell differentiation, hematopoeisis, and tumor cell formation.

  • In general, these competitions in novel environments suggest that mutations that were beneficial in the selective environment may sometimes have positive pleiotropic effects.


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