GENE KNOCKOUT

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N., Pam M.S.
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deliberate inactivation of a gene to better understand its function. Uses genetic engineering where scientists will replace a normal gene with a defective gene to assess impact.

GENE KNOCKOUT: "Gene knockout is done on mice to dtermine the effect."

Related Psychology Terms

  1. GENE SPLICING
  2. BIOENGINEERING
  3. ENGINEERING PSYCHOLOGY
  4. EPIGENESIS
  5. SINGLE-GENE DISORDER
  6. RECOMBINANT DNA
  7. NATIONAL ACADCMY OF SCIENCES (NAS)
  8. EQUIPMENT DESIGN
  9. ENGINEERING ANTHROPOMETRY
  10. KNOCKOUT
Cite this page: N., Pam M.S., "GENE KNOCKOUT," in PsychologyDictionary.org, May 11, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/gene-knockout/ (accessed March 4, 2021).
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