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OpenStudy (anonymous):

What are the penetrance and the expressivity of a gene?

OpenStudy (nebi):

Penetrance in genetics is the proportion of individuals carrying a particular variation of a gene (allele or genotype) that also express an associated trait (phenotype).Expressivity is a term used in genetics to refer to variations in a phenotype among individuals carrying a particular genotype.

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