penetrance

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noun

The quality or state of being penetrant; power of entering or piercing; penetrating power.

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Meanings

nounpenetrance (countable and uncountable, plural penetrances)

plural penetrances

  1. countableuncountableThe quality or state of being penetrant; power of entering or piercing; penetrating power.
  2. countableuncountablebiologyThe proportion of individuals carrying a particular variation of a gene that also express an associated trait

Origin

From penetrate + -ance.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

repentance
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APA

penetrance. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/penetrance

MLA

“penetrance.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/penetrance. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “penetrance,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/penetrance.

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