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  • 21transfection — A method of gene transfer utilizing infection of a cell with nucleic acid (as from a retrovirus) resulting in subsequent viral replication in the transfected cell. [trans + infection] * * * trans·fec·tion …

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  • 22vi|ri|on — «VY ree on, VIHR ee », noun. a mature virus particle, consisting of RNA or DNA enclosed in a protein shell. The virion is the infectious form of a virus. ╂[< virus + on] …

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  • 23virion — n. [L. virus, poison] The mature virus …

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  • 24lytic infection — The normal cycle of infection of a cell by a virus or bacteriophage, in which mature virus or phage particles are produced and the cell is then lysed …

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  • 25period — 1. A certain duration or division of time. 2. One of the stages of a disease, e.g., p. of incubation, p. of convalescence. SEE ALSO: stage, phase. 3. Colloquialism for menses. 4. Any of the horizontal rows of chemical elements in the …

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  • 26IMV — may stand for:Finance* Illustrative Maturity ValueMedicine* Inferior mesenteric vein * Intermittent mandatory ventilation * Intracellular mature virusOther* Industrija motornih vozil * Infantry Mobility Vehicle …

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  • 27pseu|do|vi|ri|on — «SOO doh VY ree on, VIHR ee », noun. a mature virus particle or virion whose nucleic acid component has been partly absorbed from an animal cell …

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  • 28Life Sciences — ▪ 2009 Introduction Zoology       In 2008 several zoological studies provided new insights into how species life history traits (such as the timing of reproduction or the length of life of adult individuals) are derived in part as responses to… …

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  • 29immune system — Anat. a diffuse, complex network of interacting cells, cell products, and cell forming tissues that protects the body from pathogens and other foreign substances, destroys infected and malignant cells, and removes cellular debris: the system… …

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  • 30MicroRNA — The stem loop secondary structure of a pre microRNA from Brassica oleracea. A microRNA (abbreviated miRNA) is a short ribonucleic acid (RNA) molecule found in eukaryotic cells. A microRNA molecule has very few nucleotides (an average of 22)… …

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