hypermorph

noun

hypermorph

noun

Etymology From hyper- + -morph.

1

Biology, Genetics, Medicine, Natural sciences, Sciences a gain of function mutation that causes an increase in otherwise normal gene function.

Derived terms
hypermorphic
Related terms
amorph, antimorph, hypomorph, neomorph

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