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phenotypic lag

phenotypic lag noun: a delay in the expression of a phenotype acquired by mutation.

Noun

phenotypic lag (uncountable)

  1. a delay in the expression of a phenotype acquired by mutation.
    • Phenotypic lag is the delayed phenotypic manifestation off a gene mutation (in additional to mutational lag).1973, Acta Universitatis Palackianae Olomucensis

Questions about phenotypic lag

What does phenotypic lag mean?
Phenotypic lag means a delay in the expression of a phenotype acquired by mutation.
What part of speech is phenotypic lag?
Phenotypic lag is a noun.

Words near phenotypic lag in the dictionary

  1. phenothrin
  2. phenotype
  3. phenotyped
  4. phenotypes
  5. phenotypic
  6. phenotypic lag
  7. phenotypic masking
  8. phenotypic mixing
  9. phenotypic plasticity
  10. phenotypic suppression
  11. phenotypic switching

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