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nonpenetrance

nonpenetrance noun: lack of penetrance; failure of a particular variation of a gene to penetrate.

Noun

nonpenetrance (uncountable)

  1. Lack of penetrance; failure of a particular variation of a gene to penetrate.

Origin of nonpenetrance

From non- + penetrance.

Questions about nonpenetrance

What does nonpenetrance mean?
Nonpenetrance means lack of penetrance; failure of a particular variation of a gene to penetrate.
What part of speech is nonpenetrance?
Nonpenetrance is a noun.

Words near nonpenetrance in the dictionary

  1. nonpenal
  2. nonpenalized
  3. nonpending
  4. nonpenetrability
  5. nonpenetrable
  6. nonpenetrance
  7. nonpenetrant
  8. nonpenetrated
  9. nonpenetrating
  10. nonpenetration
  11. nonpenetrative

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