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单词 penetrance
释义

penetrance

[ pen-i-truhns ]
/ ˈpɛn ɪ trəns /

noun Genetics.

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

Origin of penetrance

First recorded in 1635–45; penetr(ant) + -ance

Words nearby penetrance

Peneios, Penelope, peneplain, penetrable, penetralia, penetrance, penetrant, penetrant gene, penetrate, penetrating, penetrating wound
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Example sentences from the Web for penetrance

  • “These measures of penetrance are likely artificially high,” says University of Cardiff medical geneticist David Cooper.

    The Genetic Heroes That Could Cure the Sick|Carrie Arnold|July 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
  • If scientists identify 100 individuals with the same mutation, and 75 of them have disease, the penetrance is 75 percent.

    The Genetic Heroes That Could Cure the Sick|Carrie Arnold|July 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for penetrance

penetrance
/ (ˈpɛnɪtrəns) /

noun

genetics the percentage frequency with which a gene exhibits its effect

Word Origin for penetrance

C20: from penetr (ant) + -ance, on the model of German penetranz
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for penetrance

penetrance
[ pĕnĭ-trəns ]

n.

The frequency, under given environmental conditions, with which a specific genotype is expressed by those individuals that possess it, usually given as a percentage.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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