penetrance

English

Etymology

penetrate +‎ -ance

Noun

penetrance (countable and uncountable, plural penetrances)

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

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