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knockout mouse

noun

knockout mouse

noun

Etymology From the notion that specific genes have been knocked out of the genome.

1

Biology, Genetics, Medicine, Natural sciences, Sciences Any of several forms of mice that have been genetically engineered by inactivating specific genes.

Entry derived from the Wiktionary, under licence CC BY-SA 4.0 — list of authors.