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(pen′i trəns)

noun

Genetics the degree of regularity with which a gene produces its specific effect in its carriers in a population

Origin: < penetr(ate) + -ance

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noun

The frequency, under given environmental conditions, with which a specific phenotype is expressed by those individuals with a specific genotype.

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