PRODUCTION, TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH|technology and technical regulations|biotechnology
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- knockout animal | knock-out animal
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- Definition mutant individual, in which a single functional gene has been replaced by a non-functional form of the gene Reference "FAO 'Glossary of Biotechnology for Food and Agriculture' (23.2.2023), Knockout"
- Comment This technique is used extensively in mice – much can be learned about the function of a gene by studying the phenotype of animals that lack the peptide product of that gene.