semilethality

English

Etymology

From semi- +‎ lethality.

Noun

semilethality (uncountable)

1. The quality of being semilethal.
   • 2015 August 8, “The bHLH Transcription Factor Hand Regulates the Expression of Genes Critical to Heart and Muscle Function in Drosophila melanogaster”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     In Drosophila melanogaster a single orthologous hand gene is expressed with absence of the respective protein causing semilethality during early larval instars.