expressivity

Expressivity is defined as a term used in genetics to describe the degree to which an individual exhibits a trait or a genetic mutation.

(noun)

When a genetic defect can cause either mild learning disabilities or extreme learning disabilities, the degree to which a person suffers from learning disabilities is an example of the expressivity of the genetic defect.

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See expressivity in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

  1. the quality of being expressive
  2. Genetics the relative degree to which a trait caused by a gene is manifested in an individual

See expressivity in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. ex·pres·siv·i·ties
  1. The quality of being expressive.
  2. Genetics The degree to which an expressed gene produces its effects in an organism.

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