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gene trap

gene trap noun: a mutation inserted into an intron in order to identify individual genes.

Noun

gene trap (plural gene traps)

  1. A mutation inserted into an intron in order to identify individual genes

Forms of gene trap

pluralgene traps

Questions about gene trap

What does gene trap mean?
Gene trap means a mutation inserted into an intron in order to identify individual genes.
What part of speech is gene trap?
Gene trap is a noun.
What is the plural of gene trap?
The plural of gene trap is gene traps.

Words near gene trap in the dictionary

  1. gene therapy
  2. gene transcription
  3. gene transcriptions
  4. gene transfer
  5. gene transfers
  6. gene trap
  7. gene traps
  8. gene-altered
  9. gene-engineered
  10. gene-manipulated
  11. gene-modified

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