Search
Descriptor English: Penetrance
Descriptor Spanish: Penetrancia
Descriptor penetrancia
Scope note: Frecuencia porcentual con la que un gen dominante o recesivo homocigoto o combinación de genes se manifiestan en el fenotipo de los portadores. (Glossary of Genetics, 5th ed)
Descriptor Portuguese: Penetrância
Descriptor French: Pénétrance
Tree number(s): G05.420.655
G05.695.650
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D019683
Scope note: The percent frequency with which a dominant or homozygous recessive gene or gene combination manifests itself in the phenotype of the carriers. (From Glossary of Genetics, 5th ed)
Annotation: frequency a gene or gene combination is manifested in the phenotype
Allowable Qualifiers: No qualifiers
Previous Indexing: Phenotype (1968-1997)
Public MeSH Note: 98
History Note: 98
Related: Anticipation, Genetic MeSH
Genes, Modifier MeSH
DeCS ID: 33611
Unique ID: D019683
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1998/01/01
Date of Entry: 1997/06/20
Revision Date: 2011/06/24
Penetrance - Preferred
Concept UI M0029217
Scope note The percent frequency with which a dominant or homozygous recessive gene or gene combination manifests itself in the phenotype of the carriers. (From Glossary of Genetics, 5th ed)
Preferred term Penetrance



We want your feedback on the new DeCS / MeSH website

We invite you to complete a survey that will take no more than 3 minutes.

Go to survey