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Review
. 1993 Oct;9(10):362-6.
doi: 10.1016/0168-9525(93)90042-g.

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

L Guarente  1
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Review

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

L Guarente. Trends Genet. 1993 Oct.

Abstract

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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