"hypomorph" meaning in English

See hypomorph in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: hypomorphs [plural]
Etymology: From hypo- + -morph. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|hypo|morph}} hypo- + -morph Head templates: {{en-noun}} hypomorph (plural hypomorphs)
  1. (genetics) a mutation that causes a partial loss of gene function. Derived forms: hypomorphic Related terms: hypermorph, neomorph, amorph, antimorph Translations (partial loss of function mutation): hipomorf [masculine] (Polish)

Inflected forms

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