See also: Flox and FLOX

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Abbreviation of "flanked by loxP"

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flox (third-person singular simple present floxes, present participle floxing, simple past and past participle floxed)

  1. (molecular biology) To sandwich a DNA sequence between two recombinase binding sequences such as "loxP".
    • 2003, Louis-Marie Houdebine, Animal Transgenesis and Cloning[1], →ISBN, page 93:
      In order to do this, the gene to knock out must first be floxed by homologous recombination.
    • 2007, Curt D. Sigmund, David E. Stec, “Genetic Manipulation of the Renin-Angiotensin System Using Cre-loxP-Recombinase”, in Donna H. Wang, editor, Angiotensin Protocols[2], →ISBN, page 62:
      Technically, the main problems encountered are in floxing the target gene.
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Blend of fluorine +‎ liquid oxygen

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flox (uncountable)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Flox

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flox (third-person singular simple present floxes, present participle floxing, simple past and past participle floxed)

  1. (astronautics, transitive, dated) To add fluorine to liquid-oxygen rocket fuel.
    • 1965, Samuel Glasstone, Sourcebook on the Space Sciences[3], page 94:
      It is to be tried in the so-called floxed Atlas, with the usual kerosene type fuel.

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From the genus name, from Ancient Greek φλόξ (phlóx, flame).

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Particularly: “unclear the pronunciation of o in Central Catalan; /o/ in DNV”

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flox m (plural floxos)

  1. phlox

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flox m (invariable)

  1. phlox

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Borrowed from French phlox.

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flox m (plural flocși)

  1. phlox

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