lethal gene

noun

Any gene that brings about the death of an organism carrying it; usually the result of a mutation.

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Meanings

nounlethal gene (plural lethal genes)

plural lethal genes

  1. Any gene that brings about the death of an organism carrying it; usually the result of a mutation.
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