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/flɔks/ · verb
(molecular biology) To sandwich a DNA sequence between two recombinase binding sequences such as "loxP"..
In order to do this, the gene to knock out must first be floxed by homologous recombination.
Technically, the main problems encountered are in floxing the target gene.
It is to be tried in the so-called floxed Atlas, with the usual kerosene type fuel.
Use flox when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Flox means (molecular biology) To sandwich a DNA sequence between two recombinase binding sequences such as "loxP"..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
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In order to do this, the gene to knock out must first be floxed by homologous recombination.
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