transactivate

[ tran-sak-tuh-veyt, -zak- ]

/ trænˈsæk təˈveɪt, -ˈzæk- /

verb (used with object), trans·ac·ti·vat·ed, trans·ac·ti·vat·ing.

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

Nearby words

transactinide, transactinide element, transactinide elements, transaction, transactional analysis, transactivate, transacylase, transaldolation, transalpine, transalpine gaul, transamidination

Related formstrans·ac·ti·va·tion, nountrans·ac·ti·va·tor, noun

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