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knockout mouse

knockout mouse noun: any of several forms of mice that have been genetically engineered by inactivating specific genes.

Noun

knockout mouse (plural knockout mice)

  1. Any of several forms of mice that have been genetically engineered by inactivating specific genes.

Forms of knockout mouse

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Origin of knockout mouse

From the notion that specific genes have been knocked out of the genome.

Questions about knockout mouse

What does knockout mouse mean?
Knockout mouse means any of several forms of mice that have been genetically engineered by inactivating specific genes.
What part of speech is knockout mouse?
Knockout mouse is a noun.
What is the plural of knockout mouse?
The plural of knockout mouse is knockout mice.

Words near knockout mouse in the dictionary

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