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(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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transfect transitive verb

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noun

Infection of a cell with purified viral nucleic acid, resulting in subsequent replication of the virus in the cell.

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Origin: trans-

Origin: + (in)fection

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trans·fectˈ verb

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