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knockin

knockin noun: the insertion of a cDNA sequence at a particular locus in an organism's chromosome.

Noun

knockin (plural knockins)

  1. The insertion of a cDNA sequence at a particular locus in an organism's chromosome
    • The advantage of this design is that the targeted knockin retains the intact endogenous aggrecan locus and expresses the tamoxifen-inducible CreERT2 protein from a second IRES-driven open reading frame.2015 July 8, “Non-Invasive Quantification of Cartilage Using a Novel In Vivo Bioluminescent Reporter Mouse”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Proper noun capitalized: Knockin

Knockin

  1. A village and civil parish in north-west Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ3322).

Forms of knockin

pluralknockins
alternative formknock-in

Questions about knockin

What does knockin mean?
Knockin means the insertion of a cDNA sequence at a particular locus in an organism's chromosome.
What part of speech is knockin?
Knockin can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of knockin?
The plural of knockin is knockins.

Words near knockin in the dictionary

  1. knockers
  2. knockers up
  3. knockest
  4. knocketh
  5. Knockholt
  6. knockin
  7. knockin'
  8. knocking
  9. knocking a buzzard off a gut wagon
  10. knocking a buzzard off a shit wagon
  11. knocking a dog off a gut wagon

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