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penetrance

penetrance noun: the quality or state of being penetrant; power of entering or piercing; penetrating power.

Noun

penetrance (countable and uncountable, plural penetrances)

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

penetrance meaning in Tamil

penetrance in Tamil

ஊடுருவல், உட்புகுத்துகை, பண்புத் தோய்வு

Forms of penetrance

pluralpenetrances

Origin of penetrance

From penetrate + -ance.

Words formed from penetrance

Questions about penetrance

What does penetrance mean?
Penetrance means the quality or state of being penetrant; power of entering or piercing; penetrating power.
What is penetrance in Tamil?
Penetrance in Tamil is ஊடுருவல், உட்புகுத்துகை, பண்புத் தோய்வு. See Penetrance meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is penetrance?
Penetrance is a noun.
What is the plural of penetrance?
The plural of penetrance is penetrances.

Words near penetrance in the dictionary

  1. penetralia
  2. penetralian
  3. penetralium
  4. penetrameter
  5. penetrameters
  6. penetrance
  7. penetrances
  8. penetrancies
  9. penetrancy
  10. penetrant
  11. penetrantly

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Adapted from Wiktionary: penetrance (page history and authors); penetrance (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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