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Transgene

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. A gene used in in transgenesis.

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n. A gene from one species introduced into the genome of another by transgenesis

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n. an exogenous gene introduced into the genome of another organism

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"Kilic E, Bahr M (2003) Human synapsin 1 gene promoter confers highly neuron-specific long-term transgene expression from an adenoviral vector in the adult rat brain depending on the transduced area."

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Gene cistron factor

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