See Also: germ line transformation(medicine)
Germ line(health)
germ line(medicine)
germ-line mutation(medicine)
germ line gene therapy(medicine)
transformation(dictionary)
Transformation(medicine)
transformation(dictionary)
sol gel transformation(medicine)
Transformation(health)

integrated circuit (oh) and germ line transformation (medicine)


integrated circuit (oh)



n [C] technical
a very small set of electronic connections printed on a single piece of semiconductor material instead of being made from separate parts

germ line transformation (medicine)


germ line transformation


Micro injection of foreign DNA into an early embryo, so that it becomes incorporated into the germ line of the individual and thus stably inherited in subsequent generations of transgenic organisms. Typically, the DNA would be a reporter gene or cDNA in a vector such as a transposon, that might also carry a visible marker gene such as eye or coat colour), so that successful transformation could readily be detected.