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Hypermorph Uncommon

Origin: Greek suffix -morph

Definition, synonyms and related words

Definitions
Noun
1

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

See Also
muller's morphs hypomorph mutation neomorph antimorph amorph hypermorphs gene
Related Terms
Rhyming Words
rph morph scarph amorph bimorph dimorph myomorph otomorph isomorph anamorph apomorph zoomorph unimorph trimorph biomorph symmorph ecomorph neomorph polymorph ectomorph
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