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語源 1

Abbreviation of "flanked by loxP"

動詞

flox (三人称単数 現在形 floxes, 現在分詞 floxing, 過去形および過去分詞形 floxed)

1. (molecular biology) To sandwich a DNA sequence between two recombinase binding sequences such as "loxP".
   • 2003, Louis-Marie Houdebine, Animal Transgenesis and Cloning‎^[1], →ISBN, page 93:

     In order to do this, the gene to knock out must first be floxed by homologous recombination.

   • 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^[2], →ISBN, page 62:

     Technically, the main problems encountered are in floxing the target gene.

参考

• Floxed on Wikipedia.
• Quinolone antibiotic on Wikipedia.for the nickname "floxed" for severe reactions to quinolone antibiotics.

語源 2

Blend of fluorine +‎ liquid oxygen

名詞

flox (uncountable)

1. Alternative letter-case form of Flox

動詞

flox (三人称単数 現在形 floxes, 現在分詞 floxing, 過去形および過去分詞形 floxed)

1. (astronautics, transitive, dated) To add fluorine to liquid-oxygen rocket fuel.
   • 1965, Samuel Glasstone, Sourcebook on the Space Sciences‎^[3], page 94:

     It is to be tried in the so-called floxed Atlas, with the usual kerosene type fuel.

参考

• lox
• FLOX on Wikipedia.
• flox silk

アナグラム

• folx