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Definition of Semilethal
1. Adjective. (biology genetics of a trait) lethal to at least half of all affected organisms ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Semilethal
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Semilethal
Literary usage of Semilethal
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A New Type of Hereditary Brachyphalangy in Man by Otto Lous Mohr, Christian Wriedt (1919)
"In fact, 5 of the known 9 dominant mutants in Drosophila are completely lethal
when homozygous, 1 is semilethal, and only 3 are not lethal when homozygous ..."
2. A New Type of Hereditary Brachyphalangy in Man by Otto Lous Mohr, Christian Wriedt (1919)
"In fact, 5 of the known 9 dominant mutants in Drosophila are completely lethal
when homozygous, 1 is semilethal, and only 3 are not lethal when homozygous ..."
3. Data Resources and the Plant Genome Research Programby DIANE Publishing Company by DIANE Publishing Company (1996)
"The mutant collection is surveyed for these phenotypes. 3. Auxotrophs.
The investigator postulates duplicate loci causing semilethal kernel traits. ..."
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