hypermorph

English

Etymology

From hyper- +‎ -morph.

Noun

hypermorph (plural hypermorphs)

  1. (genetics) a gain of function mutation that causes an increase in otherwise normal gene function.

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References

Muller, HJ (1932) Further studies on the nature and causes of gene mutations. Proceedings of the 6th International Congress of Genetics, pp 213-255.

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