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By abbreviating "locus of X-over P1"
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
loxP
Today it means: A DNA site on the phage P1 genome, with sequence "ATAACTTCGTATANNNTANNNTATACGAAGTTAT" used in genetic engineering. Full definition →
Today it means: A DNA site on the phage P1 genome, with sequence "ATAACTTCGTATANNNTANNNTATACGAAGTTAT" used in genetic engineering. Full definition →
By abbreviating "locus of X-over P1"
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.