hypermorph

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

Noun

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

Origin

From hyper- + -morph.

Forms

hypermorphs

Related

amorph antimorph hypomorph neomorph

Derived

hypermorphic

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