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Gene deletion

Written by the Fiveable Content Team โ€ข Last updated August 2025
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Verified for the 2027 examโ€ขWritten by the Fiveable Content Team โ€ข Last updated August 2025

Definition

The removal or loss of a specific gene from an organism's genome, used as an experimental technique to determine the function of that gene.

AP course connection

Topic 6.8: 6.8 Biotechnology

Unit 6

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