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semilethality

semilethality noun: the quality of being semilethal.

Noun

semilethality (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being semilethal.
    • In Drosophila melanogaster a single orthologous hand gene is expressed with absence of the respective protein causing semilethality during early larval instars.2015 August 8, “The bHLH Transcription Factor Hand Regulates the Expression of Genes Critical to Heart and Muscle Function in Drosophila melanogaster”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of semilethality

From semi- + lethality.

Questions about semilethality

What does semilethality mean?
Semilethality means the quality of being semilethal.
What part of speech is semilethality?
Semilethality is a noun.

Words near semilethality in the dictionary

  1. semileptonic
  2. semileptonically
  3. semilethal
  4. semilethal dose
  5. semilethal doses
  6. semilethality
  7. semilethals
  8. semiliberal
  9. semilight
  10. semiligneous
  11. semilike

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