penetrance

penetrance读音音标

英 [\'penətrəns]

美 [\'penətrəns]

penetrance意思解释

n.

外显率；

英英释义

Penetrance in genetics is the proportion of individuals carrying a particular variant of a gene (allele or genotype) that also express an associated trait (phenotype). In medical genetics, the penetrance of a disease-causing mutation is the proportion of individuals with the mutation who exhibit clinical symptoms.