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Term
Knock in MGI Glossary
Definition
A casual term for a type of targeted mutation in which an alteration in gene function other than a loss-of-function allele is produced.
See also Knock out.
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Mouse Genome Database (MGD), Gene Expression Database (GXD), Mouse Tumor Biology (MTB), Gene Ontology (GO), MouseCyc
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04/03/2013
MGI 5.12 		The Jackson Laboratory