deflox

D2E1F4L1O1X8

verb

To remove a DNA sequence from between two recombinase binding sequences such as "loxP"

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Meanings

verbdeflox (third-person singular simple present defloxes, present participle defloxing, simple past and past participle defloxed)

present singular third person defloxes · participle present defloxing · participle past defloxed · past defloxed

  1. molecular biologyTo remove a DNA sequence from between two recombinase binding sequences such as "loxP"

Origin

From de- + flox.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Foldex
Cite this entry
APA

deflox. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deflox

MLA

“deflox.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deflox. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deflox,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deflox.

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