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Anticipation, Genetic
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Definition
: The apparent tendency of certain diseases to appear at earlier AGE OF ONSET and with increasing severity in successive generations. (Rieger et al., Glossary of Genetics: Classical and Molecular, 5th ed)
See Also
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
;
Penetrance
;
Trinucleotide Repeat Expansion
Other names
Genetic Anticipations; Anticipations, Genetic; Genetic Anticipation