TRANSDUCING VECTOR

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A vector for delivering genes into cells

Synonyms:

gene delivery vector; transducing vector

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Hypernyms ("transducing 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 "transducing 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)