gene drive
English
Noun
gene drive (plural gene drives)
- The process or result of causing a gene to spread rapidly through a population; especially the use of one or more molecular tools to stimulate biased inheritance of particular genes to alter entire populations of sexually reproducing organisms.
See also
- CRISPR/Cas9
- homing endonuclease
- selfish DNA
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