transfect

transfect
transitive verb see transfection

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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  • transfect — trans·fect …   English syllables

  • transfect — transitive verb see transfection …   Useful english dictionary

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  • transfection — noun Etymology: trans + infection Date: 1964 infection of a cell with isolated viral nucleic acid followed by production of the complete virus in the cell; also the incorporation of exogenous DNA into a cell • transfect transitive verb …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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