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lethal genes

lethal genes is the plural of lethal gene.

Meaning of lethal gene

Noun

lethal gene (plural lethal genes)

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

Questions about lethal genes

What is lethal genes the plural of?
Lethal genes is the plural of lethal gene.

Words near lethal genes in the dictionary

  1. lethal chambers
  2. lethal congenital contracture syndrome
  3. lethal dose
  4. lethal doses
  5. lethal gene
  6. lethal genes
  7. lethal injection
  8. lethal injections
  9. lethal time
  10. lethal white syndrome
  11. lethal yellowing

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