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deflox

deflox verb: to remove a DNA sequence from between two recombinase binding sequences such as "loxP".

Verb

deflox (third-person singular simple present defloxes, present participle defloxing, simple past and past participle defloxed)

  1. (molecular biology) To remove a DNA sequence from between two recombinase binding sequences such as "loxP"

Forms of deflox

third-person singular presentdefloxes
present participledefloxing
past participledefloxed
pastdefloxed

Origin of deflox

From de- + flox.

Questions about deflox

What does deflox mean?
Deflox means to remove a DNA sequence from between two recombinase binding sequences such as "loxP".
What part of speech is deflox?
Deflox is a verb.
What is the past tense of deflox?
The past tense of deflox is defloxed.

Words near deflox in the dictionary

  1. deflowering
  2. deflowerings
  3. deflowerment
  4. deflowerments
  5. deflowers
  6. deflox
  7. defloxed
  8. defloxing
  9. defluent
  10. defluff
  11. defluffed

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