Function: noun
Date: 1939
: a gene that in some (as homozygous) conditions may prevent development or cause the death of an organism or its germ cells ― called also lethal factor lethal mutant lethal mutation
Function: noun
Date: 1939
: a gene that in some (as homozygous) conditions may prevent development or cause the death of an organism or its germ cells ― called also lethal factor lethal mutant lethal mutation
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012