transfection
[ trans-fek-shuh n ]
/ trænsˈfɛk ʃən /
noun Biotechnology.
the insertion into a cell of a bacterial plasmid that contains a foreign virus or genetic material.
Origin of transfection
First recorded in 1964;
trans- +
(in)fection
Words nearby transfection
transesterification,
transeunt,
transf.,
transfd.,
transfect,
transfection,
transfeminine,
transfeminism,
transfer,
transfer agent,
transfer characteristic
British Dictionary definitions for transfection
transfection
/ (trænsˈfɛkʃən) /
noun
the transfer into another cell of genetic material isolated from a cell or virus
Medical definitions for transfection
transfection
[ trăns-fĕk′shən ]
n.
Infection of a bacterium or cell with DNA or RNA isolated from a bacteriophage or from an animal or a plant virus, resulting in replication of the complete virus.