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Penetrance meaning

  1. The quality or state of being penetrant; power of entering or piercing; penetrating power.
  2. The proportion of individuals carrying a particular variation of a gene that also express an associated trait

Using Penetrance

  • The main meaning on this page is: The quality or state of being penetrant; power of entering or piercing; penetrating power. | The proportion of individuals carrying a particular variation of a gene that also express an associated trait

Context around Penetrance

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 1 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

full 1×

Sentence patterns with Penetrance

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

70 while penetrance in females 1× has full penetrance and can 1× level of penetrance into the 1× since penetrance of the 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

in some cases 1× it is seen 1× since penetrance of 1× the drug was 1×

Common sentence endings:

females is lower 1× have the disease 1× into the brain 1× westphal variant hd 1×

Words around Penetrance

Just before it in the word index:

penetrable 2 penetanguishene 2 penemulungu 2 penelope 164 penei 5 penedo 2

Just after it in the word index:

penetrant 5 penetrate 382 penetrated 202 penetrates 45 penetrating 194 penetration 509

Similar in corpus frequency:

aadujeevitham 7 aani 7 aarne 7 aasb 7 aasen 7 aashiqui 7

Corpus analysis for Penetrance

  • In this selection, "penetrance" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 27 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, full stand out and add context to how "penetrance" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 70 while penetrance in females and has full penetrance and can. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "penetrance" sits close to words such as aadujeevitham, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with penetrance

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The drug was found to cross the blood-brain barrier – and achieved “a good level of penetrance into the brain”. (20 words)

It is seen in approximately half of male carriers over the age of 70, while penetrance in females is lower. (20 words)

Since penetrance of the mutation is very high, those who have a mutated copy of the gene will have the disease. (21 words)

Longer example sentences

In some cases the onset may be so late that symptoms are never noticed. citation With very large repeat counts, HD has full penetrance and can occur under the age of 20, when it is then referred to as juvenile HD, akinetic-rigid, or Westphal variant HD. (47 words)

Since penetrance of the mutation is very high, those who have a mutated copy of the gene will have the disease. (21 words)

The drug was found to cross the blood-brain barrier – and achieved “a good level of penetrance into the brain”. (20 words)

Example sentences (4)

The drug was found to cross the blood-brain barrier – and achieved “a good level of penetrance into the brain”.

In some cases the onset may be so late that symptoms are never noticed. citation With very large repeat counts, HD has full penetrance and can occur under the age of 20, when it is then referred to as juvenile HD, akinetic-rigid, or Westphal variant HD.

It is seen in approximately half of male carriers over the age of 70, while penetrance in females is lower.

Since penetrance of the mutation is very high, those who have a mutated copy of the gene will have the disease.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "penetrance" in a sentence?
An example: "The drug was found to cross the blood-brain barrier – and achieved “a good level of penetrance into the brain”." This page contains 4 example sentences with the word "penetrance" from authentic English texts.
What does "penetrance" mean?
Penetrance means: The quality or state of being penetrant; power of entering or piercing; penetrating power.
How many example sentences with "penetrance" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 4 example sentences with "penetrance", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.