The quality or state of being transfectable.

To introduce foreign material into eukaryotic cells.

present participle of transfect

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of transfect

simple past tense and past participle of transfect

Infected with nucleic acid

(molecular biology) The introduction of foreign DNA into a eukaryotic cell.

plural of transfection

(biology) A cell that has incorporated nucleic acid of another species through transfection.

plural of transfectant