Definitions for "Lethal gene"
Mating two tailless Manx cats often results in malformed kittens that die before birth or soon after
A gene which introduces a characteristic which is fatal to the organism.
A gene whose effect is sufficiently drastic to kill the bearer of certain genotypes.
any gene that has an effect that causes the death of the organism at any stage of life
Keywords:  allele, see
See lethal allele.