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expressivity
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expressivity /ex·pres·siv·i·ty/ (eks?pres-siv´i-te) in genetics, the extent to which an inherited trait is manifested by an individual.
expressivity,
n variance in the inheritance patterns of genes in people with a common genotype—for instance, polydactyly being expressed as extra fingers in one generation and extra toes in the next.
expressivity
the extent to which a heritable trait is manifested by an individual carrying the principal gene or genes that determine it. Called also genetic expressivity.
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