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transfection definition

trans·fec·tion (trans fek′s̸hən, tranz-)

noun

the injection of naked nucleic acids into cells or bacteria so as to infect them, as in cancer research

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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