synthetic lethality
A type of genetic interaction in which two mutations which are not lethal when…A type of genetic interaction in which two (or more) mutations which are not lethal when occurring singly in a cell are lethal when they occur together in the same cell.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable, usually)A type of genetic interaction in which two (or more) mutations which are not lethal when occurring singly in a cell are lethal when they occur together in the same cell.
Forms
plural: synthetic lethalities| Singular | synthetic lethality |
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uncountable
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable