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NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

NALT Core

Concept information

  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. genetic resources
  3. genome
  4. genes
  5. lethal genes
  1. Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment
  2. biological resources
  3. genetic resources
  4. genome
  5. genes
  6. lethal genes

Preferred term

lethal genes

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information Genes whose loss of function or gain of function mutation leads to the death of the carrier prior to maturity. They may be essential genes required for viability, or genes which cause a block of function of an essential gene at a time when the essential gene function is required for viability.

    Source: Medical Subject Headings 2012

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Synonyms

  • lethals (genes)

In other languages

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/42597

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