gene drive
Americannoun
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Genetics. a natural or technologically engineered process increasing the likelihood that a particular allele will be inherited, causing it to spread quickly throughout the population of a species.
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Genetics. the natural or synthetic genetic element that causes this inheritance bias.
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But given its life-saving potential, malaria may well prove the first frontier for a real-world gene drive scenario.
From National Geographic ● Jan. 29, 2024
“The gene drive in HSV-1 spread steadily and at a speed not achievable with hCMV,” he says.
From Science Magazine ● Dec. 14, 2023
But the 8 December preprint by Walter, Verdin, and colleagues now shows that a gene drive can spread genes through much of the viral population in a mouse in at least some infected tissues.
From Science Magazine ● Dec. 14, 2023
But soon after fertilization, the nuclease cuts the DNA sequence on the other chromosome from the parent that did not carry the gene at the precise location of the gene drive.
From Scientific American ● Jan. 13, 2023
Genetic engineering can fix this by permanently altering insect genes through what is known as a gene drive.
From Scientific American ● Jan. 13, 2023
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