Meaning Of The Word Transfection

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What's The Definition Of Transfection?

transfection in American English
the injection of naked nucleic acids into cells or bacteria so as to infect them, as in cancer research
noun: the insertion into a cell of a bacterial plasmid that contains a foreign virus or genetic material

transfection in British English
noun: the transfer into another cell of genetic material isolated from a cell or virus

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