Knockout

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-015179",
  "term": "Knockout",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. A shape or object printed by eliminating (knocking out) all background colors. Contrast to overprinting.\n\n2. 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.\n\n3. Deactivation of specific genes; used in laboratory organisms to study gene function.",
  "subject": "Policy and guidance",
  "references": [
    "Communications Stylebook Glossary",
    "EPA Potential Implications of Genomics for Regulatory and Risk Assessment Applications at EPA Glossary. EPA Science Policy Council at http://www.epa.gov/osa/pdfs/EPA-Genomics-White-Paper.pdf",
    "DOE Human Genome Project Information, Genome Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/knockout/"
}