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Glossary Term

Glossary
Term
Hypomorphic Mutation MGI Glossary
Definition
A type of mutation in which the altered gene product possesses a reduced level of activity, or in which the wild-type gene product is expressed at a reduced level.
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Mouse Genome Database (MGD), Gene Expression Database (GXD), Mouse Tumor Biology (MTB), Gene Ontology (GO), MouseCyc
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04/03/2013
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