Cassette
Cassette: A pre-existing structure into which an insert can be moved. In molecular biology, a gene conversion process in which the old gene is replaced with a copy of a silent gene and the new copy becomes active. As the process involves replacing one ready made construct with another in an active slot, it is termed a cassette mechanism.
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- Casting, serial
Casting, serial: The use of successive casts to reshape deformed or spastic limbs or contracted joints.
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