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Degree of expression of a trait controlled by a gene. A particular gene may show different degrees of expression in different individuals. See variable expressivity.
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The degree to which a particular genotype is expressed in the phenotype.
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The extent to which a gene is clinically evident (expressed) in an individual. Variable expressivity refers to the variation in severity of symptoms produced by the same gene in different individuals.
Ãâó: aspin.asu.edu/geneinfo/glos-e.htm
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The degree of manifestation of a certain character in the offspring. The degree of expression of a given gene. Genes that always produce the same phenotype have 100 percent expressivity.
Ãâó: www.knowledgebank.irri.org/glossary/Glossary/E.htm
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refers to the nature and severity of a phenotype. Autosomal dominant traits frequently have variable expressivity.
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