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• Inactivation of specific genes. Knockouts are often created in laboratory organisms such as yeast or mice so that scientists can study the knockout organism as a model for a particular disease. See also gene, locus
  National Human Genome Research Institute - Cite This Source - This Definition
• Deactivation of specific genes; used in laboratory organisms to study gene function. See also: gene, locus, model organisms
  Human Genome Project - Cite This Source - This Definition
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