incomplete penetrance
Not all individuals with a mutant genotype will show the mutant phenotype. Example: BRCA1 gene mutations do not always result in breast or ovarian cancer.
- Part of Speech: noun
- Industry/Domain: Medical
- Category: Medical genetics
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