transfection

English

Etymology

Blend of trans- +‎ infection

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɹænzˈfɛkʃən/
• Rhymes: -ɛkʃən
• Hyphenation: trans‧fec‧tion

Noun

transfection (countable and uncountable, plural transfections)

1. (molecular biology) The introduction of foreign genetic material (such as DNA or RNA) into a eukaryotic cell.

Derived terms

• contransfection
• co-transfection
• cotransfection
• electrotransfection
• lipotransfection
• nucleotransfection
• phototransfection
• postransfection
• posttransfection
• retransfection
• transfectional

 

Related terms

• transfectant
• transfective

Translations

introduction of foreign DNA into a eukaryotic cell

• French: transfection (fr)
• German: Transfektion f
• Greek: επιμόλυνση (el) (epimólynsi), διαμόλυνση (el) (diamólynsi)
• Korean: 트랜스펙션 (teuraenseupeksyeon)
• Serbo-Croatian: transfekcija f

Anagrams

• tranfections