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transfection
[ trans-fek-shuhn ]
noun
, Biotechnology.
- the insertion into a cell of a bacterial plasmid that contains a foreign virus or genetic material.
transfection
/ trænsˈfɛkʃən /
noun
- the transfer into another cell of genetic material isolated from a cell or virus
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Word History and Origins
Origin of transfection1
First recorded in 1964; trans- + (in)fection
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