transactivate

[ tran-sak-tuh-veyt, -zak- ]

verb (used with object),trans·ac·ti·vat·ed, trans·ac·ti·vat·ing.
  1. to activate the replication of (a viral gene) through the presence of a gene at another locus, especially following a viral infection.

Other words from transactivate

  • trans·ac·ti·va·tion, noun
  • trans·ac·ti·va·tor, noun

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