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cotransfection

cotransfection noun: the simultaneous transfection with two, unrelated nucleic acids, one of which carries a marker gene.

Noun

cotransfection (countable and uncountable, plural cotransfections)

  1. The simultaneous transfection with two, unrelated nucleic acids, one of which carries a marker gene

Forms of cotransfection

pluralcotransfections
alternative formco-transfection

Origin of cotransfection

From co- + transfection.

Questions about cotransfection

What does cotransfection mean?
Cotransfection means the simultaneous transfection with two, unrelated nucleic acids, one of which carries a marker gene.
What part of speech is cotransfection?
Cotransfection is a noun.
What is the plural of cotransfection?
The plural of cotransfection is cotransfections.

Words near cotransfection in the dictionary

  1. cotransfect
  2. cotransfectant
  3. cotransfectants
  4. cotransfected
  5. cotransfecting
  6. cotransfection
  7. cotransfections
  8. cotransfects
  9. cotransfer
  10. cotransferred
  11. cotransferring

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