Term: lethal gene: any gene that has an effect that causes the death of the organism at any stage of life
Candidate hypernym: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) → 1
Candidate hypernym: escalade: an act of scaling by the use of ladders (especially the walls of a fortification) → 0
Candidate hypernym: reality principle: (psychoanalysis) the governing principle of the ego; the principle that as a child grows it becomes aware of the real environment and the need to accommodate to it → 0
Candidate hypernym: podicipedidae: coextensive with the order Podicipitiformes → 0
Candidate hypernym: flock: a group of sheep or goats → 0
Candidate hypernym: fire iron: metal fireside implements → 0
Candidate hypernym: nomad: a member of a people who have no permanent home but move about according to the seasons → 0
Candidate hypernym: glitter: the occurrence of a small flash or spark → 0
Candidate hypernym: defenselessness: the property of being helpless in the face of attack → 0
Candidate hypernym: subset: a set whose members are members of another set; a set contained within another set → 0
Candidate hypernym: box spring: a coiled bedspring in a frame that is covered with cloth → 0