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MeSH Heading: Synthetic Lethal Mutations
Tree Number(s): G05.365.590.917
Unique ID: D000072020
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000072020
Scope Note: Mutations in genes which lead to cell or organism death when occurring in combination with mutations in one or more other genes.
Entry Term(s): Synthetic Lethal Mutation; Synthetic Lethality
See Also: Genes, Lethal
Public MeSH Note: 2017
History Note: 2017
Date Established: 2017/01/01
Date of Entry: 2016/07/08
Revision Date: 2016/07/01

Allowable Qualifiers: drug effects (DE)

genetics (GE)

immunology (IM)

physiology (PH)

radiation effects (RE)

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