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  1. ‘Vertical’ is when a variant affects a phenotype that has its own downstream effects on another phenotype

    ‘Horizontal’ pleiotropy is where a variant has multiple independent effects; no phenotype mediates another

    Needless terminology! Easily represented in simple as chaining and common cause, respectively. should avoid making up new terms for simple stuff.

    The interesting twist for genetics is because it can masquerade as pleiotropy