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Meaning of synthetic lethality | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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.

uncountable, usually

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

synthetic meat synthetic paper synthetic philosophy synthetic phonics Synthetic Scots synthetic theory

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