Before revision: Synthetic lethality is defined as a type of genetic interaction where the combination of two genetic events results in cel death or death of an organism .
After revision: Synthetic lethality is defined as a type of genetic interaction where the combination of two genetic events results in cellcite journal | vauthors = Nijman SMB| title = Synthetic lethality: General principles, utility and detection using genetic screens in human cells | journal = FEBS Letters | volume = 585 | issue = 1 | pages = 1-6 | date = 3 Jan 2011 | pmid = 21094158 | pmc = 3018572 | doi =10.1016/j.febslet.2010.11.024 death or death of an organism .