Haploinsufficiency
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Haploinsufficiency is a noun meaning (genetics) The state of a diploid organism having only a single copy of a particular gene, the other copy being inactivated due to mutation.
Meaning
(genetics) The state of a diploid organism having only a single copy of a particular gene, the other copy being inactivated due to mutation.
Word Forms
- haploinsufficiencies
Antonyms for haploinsufficiency
Common opposites include triplosensitivity.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include diploinsufficiency, haploidy, haplolethality, haplodeficiency, hypomorph, haploproficiency.
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