amorph (a´morf) a mutant gene that produces no detectable phenotypic effect.
amorph
a·morph (  môrf )n. A mutant gene that has no phenotypic effect. |
amorph
[ā′môrf, əmôrf′]
Etymology: Gk, a, morphef, not shape
1 a mutant allele that has little or no effect on the expression of a trait. Compare antimorph, hypermorph, hypomorph. amorphic, adj.
2 abbreviation for amorphous.
amorph
an inactive mutant gene, i.e. one that produces no detectable effect.
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