Meanings
underactivated1
comparative more underactivated · superlative most underactivated
- Less than normally activated.
1 more example
Putative Wnt pathway targets were selected based on the following criteria: (1) an average fold change of 1.5-fold or more in deIs10 ; huIs1 (Wnt pathway overactivation) compared to control ( N2 ); (2) present and increased calls in at least two of three biological replicates; (3) ANOVA P ≤0.05; and (4) ratio of average fold change ≥1.5-fold between Wnt pathway overactivated ( deIs10 ; huIs1 ) and underactivated ( deIs10 ; deIs26 ) conditions.
2015 June 5, Lakshmi Gorrepati et al., “Identification of Wnt Pathway Target Genes Regulating the Division and Differentiation of Larval Seam Cells and Vulval Precursor Cells in Caenorhabditis elegans”, in G3: Genes, volume 5, →DOI
underactivated2
- participlepastsimple past and past participle of underactivate
Origin
underactivated · verb
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
underactivated. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underactivated
“underactivated.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underactivated. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “underactivated,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underactivated.
Source: underactivated on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.