transfect
(redirected from transfectant)trans·fec·tion
(trăns-fĕk′shən)n.
Introduction of a segment of DNA or RNA into a eukaryotic cell by means of one of a variety of physical or chemical methods or through viral infection.
[trans- + (in)fection.]
trans·fect′ v.
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transfect
(trænsˈfɛkt)vb
(Genetics) (tr) to bring about transfection in
[from trans- + (in)fect]
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transfect
Past participle: transfected
Gerund: transfecting
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