Sentences with phrase «penetrance means»

Inheritance with incomplete penetrance means that other factors — other genes, gene regulators, and / or environment — are involved in the process that determines whether cataracts do or do not develop in any particular dog.

Not exact matches

The mode of inheritance for most Aussie cataracts is dominant with incomplete penetrance, meaning not every dog with the mutation will develop cataracts though 70 % of those with cataracts have it.

In fact, many of the mutations that Embark screens are known to have incomplete penetrance, meaning even if a dog is «At Risk» for a condition doesn't mean that it's a done deal and the dog will develop the health condition.

This genetic mutation has a characteristic called «incomplete penetrance», which means that even if a dog has the mutation it may not penetrate and result in development of the disease.