Hypomorphic

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  • adjective. causing a partial loss of gene function.
  • Word Usage
    "Taken together, these two latter findings have challenged the concept that Wnt signalling in osteoblasts is a key pathway for the regulation of bone formation, which was further underscored by the finding that the osteopenia of rs/rs mice, carrying a hypomorphic mutation of the Wnt co-receptor Lrp6, is caused by increased bone resorption"
    suggests