Penetrance

The percent frequency with which a dominant or homozygous recessive gene or gene combination manifests itself in the phenotype of the carriers. (From Glossary of Genetics, 5th ed)

Year introduced: 1998

Date introduced: June 20, 1997

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Tree Number(s): G05.420.655, G05.695.650

MeSH Unique ID: D019683

Previous Indexing:

• Phenotype (1968-1997)

See Also:

• Anticipation, Genetic
• Genes, Modifier

All MeSH Categories
Phenomena and Processes Category
Genetic Phenomena
Inheritance Patterns
Penetrance

All MeSH Categories
Phenomena and Processes Category
Genetic Phenomena
Phenotype
Penetrance