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  • Institution/s: Universidad de Valladolid, Universitatea de Vest din Timişoara
  • Project: Diccionario Terminológico de Genética (Eurogene)
  • Identification number: 162
  • Subdomains: Studies of chromatin, Studies of DNA, Studies of RNA, Techniques
  • Author/s: Carmen CUÉLLAR LÁZARO, Cristina ADRADA RAFAEL, Laura SANJUÁN LANCHO, Lucia UDRESCU
  • Creation / modification date: 28-02-2014
  • Term: penetrance
  • Gramatical category: s
  • Definition: Measurement of the proportion of individuals in a population who carry a disease-causing allele and express the disease phenotype.
  • Context: Modifier genes can affect penetrance, dominance, and expressivity.
  • Weighting mark: nor
  • Sources:
    • Term: SCHAAF, Christian, ZSCHOCKE, Johannes (2013). Basiswissen Humangenetik. 2. Aufl. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Verlag, 73.
    • Definition: SCHAAF, Christian, ZSCHOCKE, Johannes (2013). Basiswissen Humangenetik. 2. Aufl. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Verlag, 73.
    • Context: SCHAAF, Christian, ZSCHOCKE, Johannes (2013). Basiswissen Humangenetik. 2. Aufl. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Verlag, 73.
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