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transfection

[ trans-fek-shuhn ]

noun

, Biotechnology.
  1. the insertion into a cell of a bacterial plasmid that contains a foreign virus or genetic material.

transfection

/ trænsˈfɛkʃən /

noun

  1. 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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