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knockin1
nounknockin (plural knockins)
plural knockins · alternative knock-in
- biologyThe insertion of a cDNA sequence at a particular locus in an organism's chromosome
The advantage of this design is that the targeted knockin retains the intact endogenous aggrecan locus and expresses the tamoxifen-inducible CreERT2 protein from a second IRES-driven open reading frame.
2015 July 8, “Non-Invasive Quantification of Cartilage Using a Novel In Vivo Bioluminescent Reporter Mouse”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
Knockin2
proper noun
- A village and civil parish in north-west Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ3322).
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