NALT

Preferred term

lethal genes

Topic

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.

genes

lethals (genes)

Field 001 in MARC Authority Format

21185

Spanish

genes letales

URI

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

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Created 1/19/06, last modified 9/5/13