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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
transfect /tranzˈfɛkt, trɑːnz-, -ns-/

▶verb Microbiology infect (a cell) with free nucleic acid.

■ introduce (genetic material) in this way.

– derivatives
transfectant noun,
transfection noun.

– origin 1960s: from trans- + infect, or a blend of transfer and infect.

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