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MathiasTCK.bsky.social Sep 7, 2025

#Mosaicism is fascinating. IIRC it is what gives #CalicoCats their fur patterns. It confuses a lot of people that think they understands the basics of DNA :) I greatly enjoyed the sexual reproduction course I took during my year at community college.

Penetrance - Wikipedia

Penetrance - Wikipedia

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MathiasTCK.bsky.social Sep 7, 2025

Another one that throws people is #PartialPenetrance en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penetra...

Penetrance - Wikipedia

Penetrance - Wikipedia

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MathiasTCK.bsky.social

" #Penetrance in genetics is the proportion of individuals carrying a particular variant (or #allele) of a gene ( #genotype) that also expresses an associated trait ( #phenotype)." It's one of the mechanisms for "it skips a generation" traits.