- penetrance
- noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from Latin penetrare Date: 1934 the proportion of individuals of a particular genotype that express its phenotypic effect in a given environment
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Penetrance — is a term used in genetics describing the proportion of individuals carrying a particular variation of a gene (an allele or genotype) that also express a particular trait (the phenotype). For example, known mutations in the gene responsible for… … Wikipedia
Penetrance — Pénétrance La pénétrance, en génétique, est la portion d individus possédant un génotype donné qui exprime le phénotype correspondant. La pénétrance d une maladie génétique est de 100 % si cette maladie s exprime dès que les conditions… … Wikipédia en Français
pénétrance — [ penetrɑ̃s ] n. f. • mil. XXe; de pénétrer ♦ Biol. Degré de régularité avec lequel un gène produit son effet spécifique parmi ses porteurs, dans une population. ● pénétrance nom féminin Pourcentage des membres d une famille dont le patrimoine… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Penetrance — Pen e*trance, Penetrancy Pen e*tran*cy, n. The quality or state of being penetrant; power of entering or piercing; penetrating power of quality; as, the penetrancy of subtile effluvia. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
penetrance — penetrance. См. проявление гена. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
penetrance — [pen′i trəns] n. [< PENETR(ATE) + ANCE] Genetics the degree of regularity with which a gene produces its specific effect in its carriers in a population … English World dictionary
Pénétrance — La pénétrance, en génétique, est la portion d individus possédant un génotype donné qui exprime le phénotype correspondant. La pénétrance d une maladie génétique est de 100 % si cette maladie s exprime dès que les conditions génétiques sont… … Wikipédia en Français
Penetrance — The likelihood a given gene will result in disease. For example, if half (50%) of the people with the neurofibromatosis (NF) gene have the disease NF, the penetrance of the NF gene is 0.5. * * * The frequency, expressed as a fraction or… … Medical dictionary
penetrance — n. the frequency with which the characteristic controlled by a gene is seen in the individuals possessing it. Complete penetrance occurs when the characteristic is seen in all individuals known to possess the gene. If a percentage of individuals… … The new mediacal dictionary
penetrance — The proportion of individuals with a specific genotype who express that character in the phenotype … Dictionary of molecular biology
