Meanings
adjectiveunderexpressed (comparative more underexpressed, superlative most underexpressed)
comparative more underexpressed · superlative most underexpressed
- biologyNot expressed to the usual or expected degree
These genes may be overexpressed and underexpressed with respect to the other genes and with respect to a particular condition.
2005, Francesca Ruffino et al., “Biological Specifications for a Synthetic Gene Expression Data Generation Model”, in Bloch et al., editors, Fuzzy Logic and Applications, →ISBN, page 281
Synonyms & antonyms
Opposite
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁entér
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂én
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-?
- Proto-Indo-European*(H)n̥dʰí
- Proto-Indo-European*(H)n̥dʰér
- Proto-Germanic*under
- Proto-West Germanic*undar
- Old Englishunder-
- Middle Englishunder-
- Englishunder-
- Englishexpressed
- Englishunderexpressed
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APA
underexpressed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underexpressed
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“underexpressed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underexpressed. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “underexpressed,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underexpressed.
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