penetrance

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The quality or state of being penetrant; power of entering or piercing; penetrating power.
  2. The proportion of individuals carrying a particular variation of a gene that also express an associated trait

Word forms

penetrance penetrances

Etymology

From penetrate + -ance.

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