Flox
nounEtymology Blend of fluorine + liquid oxygen.
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Aerospace, Astronautics, Business, Engineering, Natural sciences, Physical sciences Usually A mixture of liquid oxygen with some added fluorine, used as a high-energy oxidizer.
flox
verbalso spelled FloxUK /flɒks/ · US /flɑks/
Etymology Abbreviation of "flanked by loxP"
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To sandwich a DNA sequence between two recombinase binding sequences such as "loxP".
Molecular biology
- In order to do this, the gene to knock out must first be floxed by homologous recombination.2003, Louis-Marie Houdebine, Animal Transgenesis and Cloning, →ISBN, page 93:
- Technically, the main problems encountered are in floxing the target gene.2007, Curt D. Sigmund, David E. Stec, “Genetic Manipulation of the Renin-Angiotensin System Using Cre-loxP-Recombinase”, in Donna H. Wang, editor, Angiotensin Protocols, →ISBN, page 62:
- Derived terms
- deflox
- Related terms
- Quinolone antibiotic on Wikipedia. for the nickname for severe reactions to quinolone antibiotics.