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Pleiotropic

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<B>1.</B> Producing many effects.

<B>2.</B> Multiple effects from a single gene.

For example, the Marfan gene is pleiotropic with widespread effects and can cause long fingers and toes (arachnodactyly), dislocation of the lens of the eye, and dissecting aneurysm of the aorta.

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