| 释义 |
temperature-sensitive mutant
temperature-sensitive mutant[′tem·prə·chər ¦sen·səd·iv ′myüt·ənt] (genetics) A mutant gene that is functional at high (low) temperature but is inactivated by lowering (elevating) the temperature. temperature-sensitive mutant
tem·per·a·ture-·sen·si·tive mu·tanta viral mutant that is able to replicate at one portion of a temperature range but not at another, the parent (wild-type) strain being able to replicate over the whole temperature range; usually a product is not made at the elevated temperature. Compare: cold-sensitive mutant, quick-stop mutant. temperature-sensitive (ts) mutant see CONDITIONAL MUTANT. |