hypomorph


hy·po·morph

noun \ˈhī-pə-ˌmrf\

Definition of HYPOMORPH

: a mutant gene having a similar but weaker effect than the corresponding wild-type gene
hy·po·mor·phic \ˌhī-pə-ˈmr-fik\ adjective

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