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Penetrance
Meaning
Noun
●
The quality or
state of being
penetrant
; power of
entering
or
piercing
;
penetrating
power.
●
In Genetics:
The
proportion
of individuals
carrying
a particular
variation
of a
gene
that also
express
an associated trait
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Origin
penetrance
English
-ance
English
penetrate
English
penetratus
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
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Mutation
Heterozygosity
Heritability
Polymorphisms
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Susceptibility
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Polymorphism
Mutations
Methylation
Specificity
Incidence
Snps
Pathogenicity
Copy Number
Phenotypic Plasticity
Linkage Disequilibrium
Inbreeding Depression
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