penetrance









penetrance


noun Genetics.

  1. the frequency, expressed as a percentage, with which a particular gene produces its effect in a group of organisms.Compare expressivity(def 2).

noun

  1. genetics the percentage frequency with which a gene exhibits its effect

n.

  1. The frequency, under given environmental conditions, with which a specific genotype is expressed by those individuals that possess it, usually given as a percentage.
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