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transfection
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trans·fec·tion (trns-fkshn)
n.
Infection of a bacterium or cell with DNA or RNA isolated from a bacteriophage or from an animal or a plant virus, resulting in replication of the complete virus.
transfection
[-fek′shən]
Etymology: L, trans + inficere, to taint
the process by which a bacterial cell is infected with purified DNA or RNA isolated from a virus after a specific pretreatment. Acute transfection is short-term infection. transfect, v.
transfection (transfek´shn),
n the process by which a bacterial cell is infected with purified deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) or ribonucleic acid (RNA) isolated from a virus or a viral vector after a specific pretreatment.
transfection
an introduction of free DNA into a cell.
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The ability of the engineered fluorescent proteins to permeate cells obviates the need for transfections, allowing these novel proteins to be used in numerous biological applications.
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