Transfection
[trans-fek-shuh n] /trænsˈfɛk ʃən/
noun, Biotechnology.
1.
the insertion into a cell of a bacterial plasmid that contains a foreign virus or genetic material.
transfection
/trænsˈfɛkʃən/
noun
1.
the transfer into another cell of genetic material isolated from a cell or virus
transfection trans·fec·tion (trāns-fěk’shən)
n.
Infection of a bacterium or cell with DNA or RNA isolated from a bacteriophage or from an animal or a plant virus, resulting in replication of the complete virus.
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