Deletant
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Deletant is a noun meaning (genetics) A mutant caused by the deletion of a gene.
Meaning
(genetics) A mutant caused by the deletion of a gene.
Example Sentences
The resulting vector containing the SnTox1-Bar knockout construct was PCR-amplified with 5_Tox1Fbar and 3_Tox1Fbar for transformation in toxa3 -10 to result in SnToxA, SnTox1, and SnTox3 deletant mutants.
Word Forms
- deletants
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include pseudofunctionalization, suppressor, genelet, dysexpression, silencing, dispensome.
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