hypermorph

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English[edit]

English Wikipedia has an article on:

Muller's morphs

Etymology[edit]

hyper- +‎ -morph

Noun[edit]

hypermorph (plural hypermorphs)

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

Derived terms[edit]

hypermorphic

Related terms[edit]

Translations[edit]

mutation causing an increase in normal gene function

References[edit]

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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