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- William Trevan. The test was created by J. W. Trevan in 1927. The term semilethal dose is occasionally used in the same sense, in particular with translations...
- increased toxicity. The test was created by J.W. Trevan in 1927. The term "semilethal dose" is occasionally used with the same meaning, in particular in translations...
- identified.: 169  Some Dexter cattle carry a gene for chondrodysplasia (a semilethal gene), which is a form of dwarfism that results in shorter legs than unaffected...
- of afflicted animals being thin, elongated, and "spider-like". It is a semilethal trait, which is thought to have been first observed in the 1970s, and...
- lethality when homozygous. For example, an organism carrying eight recessive semilethal alleles, each of which produces only a 50% probability of premature death...
- other internal and external parasites Rigorous control of lethal and semilethal genes Resistance to tropical diseases Excellent type and conformation...
- same number. The clearest example of its reduced fitness is seen through semilethal dwarfism, with about 53.4% of specimens grown exhibiting dwarfism. While...