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Definition of: penetrance
(pen′ə·trəns) noun Genetics
A measure of the frequency with which a given gene will show its effects, expressed as a percentage of the total number of cases observed. [<L penetrans, -antis, ppr. of penetrare. See PENETRATE.]
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