Synthetic enhancement in gene interaction: a genetic tool come of age.

doi:10.1016/0168-9525(93)90042-g

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Synthetic enhancement in gene interaction: a genetic tool come of age.

Trends in genetics : TIG - 1 Oct 1993

Guarente L

Abstract excerpt

Synthetic enhancement, in which one mutation exacerbates the severity of another, is a genetic interaction of increasing importance in biology. This review focuses on the logic of interpreting synthetic enhancement, and begins by comparing the phenomenon with genetic suppression.

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Animals
Mutation
Suppression, Genetic

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