transfection.

The introduction of nucleic acids into eukaryotic cells by a laboratory technique, commonly using nonviral delivery methods.

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Words that belong together

• cell transfection
• transient transfection
• a transfection reagent

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The transfection succeeded in only part of the cell culture.

She measured expression after transfection before deciding whether a stable line could be made.

Usage notes

Primary category: sci-fi. Forms: Usually uncountable; plural transfections for separate procedures. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.