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101Lethal 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.… …
102lethal injection — UK / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms lethal injection : singular lethal injection plural lethal injections a method of executing someone by using a needle to put a drug into their body …
103lethal factor — noun see lethal gene * * * lethal factor or lethal gene, Biology. any gene, either dominant or recessive, which results in the premature death of the organism bearing it …
104Lethal Legion — La Lethal Legion est une équipe de super vilains appartenant à l’univers de Marvel Comics. Elle a été créée par Roy Thomas et John Buscema, et est apparue pour la première fois dans Avengers #78 en 1970. L équipe a existé sous plusieurs formes.… …
105Lethal Weapon 3 — L Arme fatale 3 Pour les articles homonymes, voir L Arme fatale (homonymie). L Arme fatale 3 (Lethal Weapon 3) est un film américain réalisé par Richard Donner, sorti en 1992. Sommaire 1 Synopsis 2 …
106Lethal Weapon 4 — L Arme fatale 4 L Arme fatale 4 (Lethal Weapon 4) est un film américain réalisé par Richard Donner, sorti en 1998. Sommaire 1 Synopsis 2 Fiche technique 3 Distribution 4 Autour du …
107lethal gene — Genetics. a gene that under certain conditions causes the death of an organism. Also called lethal factor, lethal mutation. [1935 40] * * * …
108lethal dose — the amount of an agent, such as a toxin or radiation, that will or may be sufficient to cause death. See also median lethal d. and minimum lethal d. Called also fatal d. Cf. L+ d …
109lethal equivalent — a gene carried in the heterozygous state which, if homozygous, would be lethal, or any combination of genes which would be lethal to 100 percent of homozygotes; for example, a combination of two genes in the heterozygous state either of which in… …
110lethal 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… …
