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GENE DELIVERY VECTOR
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A vector for delivering genes into cells
Synonyms:
gene delivery vector; transducing vector
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Hypernyms ("gene delivery vector" is a kind of...):
transmitter; vector (any agent (person or animal or microorganism) that carries and transmits a disease)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "gene delivery vector"):
liposomal delivery vector (a transducing vector that uses liposomes to carry the gene of interest)
viral delivery vector (a transducing vector that uses a retrovirus)
