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
This “recombination” leads to viral progeny that spread the new genomes, and a gene drive hijacks this natural process to introduce and boost genetic changes that might ultimately disable a whole population of viruses.
From Science Magazine ● Dec. 14, 2023
The viral gene drive work is a long way from curing an infected person.
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
In the laboratory, large populations of mosquitoes disappeared in less than a year thanks to the gene drive.
From Scientific American ● Jan. 13, 2023
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