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NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

NALT Core

Concept information

  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. methodology
  3. diagnostic techniques
  4. genetic techniques and protocols
  5. gene transfer
  6. transfection
  1. Fields of Study
  2. genetics
  3. molecular genetics
  4. genetic techniques and protocols
  5. gene transfer
  6. transfection
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. methodology
  3. laboratory techniques
  4. genetic techniques and protocols
  5. gene transfer
  6. transfection
  1. Fields of Study
  2. genetics
  3. microbial genetics
  4. transfection
  1. Fields of Study
  2. genetics
  3. molecular genetics
  4. genetic recombination
  5. genetic transformation
  6. transfection

Preferred term

transfection

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information The uptake of naked or purified DNA by cells, usually meaning the process as it occurs in eukaryotic cells. It is analogous to bacterial transformation and both are routinely employed in gene transfer techniques.

    Source: Medical Subject Headings 2012

    Type: Concept definition

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/42585

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