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lethal gene

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lethal gene
n.
A gene whose expression results in the death of the organism, usually during embryogenesis.
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Noun1.lethal gene - any gene that has an effect that causes the death of the organism at any stage of lifelethal gene - any gene that has an effect that causes the death of the organism at any stage of life
cistron, gene, factor - (genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the coding DNA as well as introns between the exons; it is considered a unit of heredity; "genes were formerly called factors"
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Byline: DR MIRIAM STOPPARD I FULLY sympathise with any family that wants to rid itself of a lethal gene.
DR MIRIAM STOPPARD by The Mirror (London, England)
A few sequences were homologous to immune system-related (allergens) genes and two were similar to motifs of the sex- lethal gene of Drosophila.
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The compositions are DNA constructs that comprise novel arrangements of T-DNA molecules containing genes of interest, positive selectable marker genes, and conditional lethal genes.
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