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transactivate

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[tran-sak-tuh-veyt, -zak-] / trænˈsæk təˌveɪt, -ˈzæk- /

verb (used with object)

transactivated, transactivating

to activate the replication of (a viral gene) through the presence of a gene at another locus, especially following a viral infection.

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