PENETRANCE


Meaning of PENETRANCE in English

/pen"i treuhns/ , n. Genetics.

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

[ 1635-45; PENETR(ANT) + -ANCE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .