retransformant

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noun

a cell into which foreign DNA has been reintroduced

Scrabble 19

Meanings

nounretransformant (plural retransformants)

plural retransformants

  1. biologya cell into which foreign DNA has been reintroduced

Origin

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APA

retransformant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retransformant

MLA

“retransformant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retransformant. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “retransformant,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retransformant.

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