transfection

[ trans-fek-shuhn ]

noun

, Biotechnology.

1. the insertion into a cell of a bacterial plasmid that contains a foreign virus or genetic material.

transfection

/ trænsˈfɛkʃən /

noun

1. the transfer into another cell of genetic material isolated from a cell or virus

Word History and Origins

Origin of transfection¹

First recorded in 1964; trans- + (in)fection