word
penetrance
PEN-ih-trants
ˈpɛnɪtrənsListen
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penetrance
Dictionary meaning
the proportion of individuals with a given genotype who exhibit the corresponding phenotype; a gene with complete penetrance always produces the expected trait; reduced penetrance means some carriers do not show symptoms even though they carry the allele
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