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Pleiotropy

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An effect of one gene or genetic variant on multiple distinguishable phenotypic traits. It can constrain evolution when effects oppose simultaneous improvement, or facilitate coordinated improvement when their directions align with natural selection. Distinguish a single causal change from several linked changes.

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