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a gene that under certain conditions causes the death of an organism. Also called lethal factor, lethal mutation.[1935-40]
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lethal gene — n a gene that in some (as homozygous) conditions may prevent development or cause the death of an organism or its germ cells called also lethal factor, lethal mutant, lethal mutation * * * a gene that, under certain conditions, causes the death… … Medical dictionary
lethal gene — n. a gene that causes death during some immature stage in the development of an organism: also lethal factor … English World dictionary
lethal gene — lethal gene. См. летальный ген. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
lethal gene — letalusis genas statusas T sritis augalininkystė apibrėžtis Genas, sukeliantis homozigotinėje būklėje organizmo žūtį. atitikmenys: angl. lethal gene rus. летальный ген ryšiai: sinonimas – žūties genas … Žemės ūkio augalų selekcijos ir sėklininkystės terminų žodynas
Lethal gene, zygotic — A gene that is lethal (fatal) for the zygote, the cell formed by the union of a sperm (male sex cell) and an ovum (female sex cell). The zygote would normally develop into an embryo, as instructed by the genetic material within the unified cell.… … Medical dictionary
lethal gene — a gene that, under certain conditions, causes the death of the individual carrying it. Lethal genes are usually recessive: an individual will die only if both his parents carry the gene. If only one parent is affected, the lethal effects of the… … The new mediacal dictionary
lethal gene — noun Date: 1939 a gene that in some (as homozygous) conditions may prevent development or cause the death of an organism or its germ cells called also lethal factor, lethal mutant, lethal mutation … New Collegiate Dictionary
lethal gene — le′thal gene′ n. gen a gene that under certain conditions causes the death of an organism. Also called le′thal fac tor, le′thal muta′tion … From formal English to slang
lethal gene — noun any gene that has an effect that causes the death of the organism at any stage of life • Hypernyms: ↑gene, ↑cistron, ↑factor … Useful english dictionary
lethal gene — See: lethal allele … Glossary of Biotechnology
