Penetrance Synonyms

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Words Related to Penetrance

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. heritability
  2. titer
  3. inducibility

Penetrance Sentence Examples

  • Human genetic studies are impeded by inconsistent loss of genetic material, variable expressivity, and decreased penetrance.

  • Whether the cat is heterozygous or homozygous for W, the blue eyes and deafness have incomplete penetrance.

  • However, decreased penetrance of a particular gene defect cannot be excluded.

  • There is a 50 per cent chance of parents passing on the gene, although with reduced penetrance.

  • A better understanding of the factors that underlie variable penetrance in mutation carriers is needed to augment our ability to counsel individual women.

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