lethal gene
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of lethal gene
First recorded in 1935–40
Example Sentences
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Oxitec’s latest strain of GM mosquitoes is designed to spread the lethal gene more effectively.
From Science Magazine • Sep. 17, 2019
Male offspring survive to pass on the lethal gene.
From Science Magazine • Sep. 17, 2019
Only the eldest, Susan, didn't carry the lethal gene.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2018
By the end of 2015, there was a reduction in wild mosquito larvae — as opposed to larvae inheriting the lethal gene — of 82 percent, the company said.
From New York Times • Jan. 30, 2016
When the modified mosquitoes mate with the local A. aegyptimosquitoes, they spread the lethal gene through the population, in theory causing it to crash.
From Scientific American • Aug. 8, 2011
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