underexpressed
English
Etymology
under- + expressed
Adjective
underexpressed (comparative more underexpressed, superlative most underexpressed)
- (genetics) Not expressed to the usual or expected degree
- 2005, Francesca Ruffino et al., “Biological Specifications for a Synthetic Gene Expression Data Generation Model”, in Bloch et al., editors, Fuzzy Logic and Applications, →ISBN, page 281:
- These genes may be overexpressed and underexpressed with respect to the other genes and with respect to a particular condition.
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Antonyms
- overexpressed
Related terms
- underexpression