lethal gene

1. 1.

   any gene that has an effect that causes the death of the organism at any stage of life

   Broadergene

Questions about lethal gene

What does lethal gene mean?

lethal gene means "any gene that has an effect that causes the death of the organism at any stage of life".

Is lethal gene a common word?

lethal gene is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.