Lethal gene: alternatives and connections

A variant form of a gene

(genetics) either of a pair (or series) of alternative forms of a gene that can occupy the same locus on a particular chromosome and t…

(genetics) any event that changes genetic structure; any alteration in the inherited nucleic acid sequence of the genotype of an organ…

(genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the codi…

Act of deleting, blotting out, or erasing; destruction.

an allele that produces the same phenotype whether its paired allele is identical or different

gene that produces the same phenotype in the organism whether or not its allele identical; "the dominant gene for brown eyes"

An epistatic gene is a gene that determines whether or not a given trait will be expressed.; "The gene responsible for albinism is an…

One who transacts business for another; an agent; a substitute; especially, a mercantile agent who buys and sells goods and transacts…

A segment of DNA that carries genetic information for a specific trait

a specific gene that produces a recognizable trait and can be used in family or population studies

(genetics) any event that changes genetic structure; any alteration in the inherited nucleic acid sequence of the genotype of an organ…

a gene located on a Y chromosome

one the genes that are involved in embryologic development

The act of inverting, or turning over or backward, or the state of being inverted.

any pair of genes that tend to be transmitted together; "the genes of Drosophila fall into four linkage groups"

any pair of genes that tend to be transmitted together; "the genes of Drosophila fall into four linkage groups"

a gene that modifies the effect produced by another gene