chimerization

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English

Etymology

From chimera +‎ -ization.

Noun

chimerization (countable and uncountable, plural chimerizations)

  1. (genetics) The formation of a chimeric gene
    • 2015 July 16, “EpCAM Aptamer-siRNA Chimera Targets and Regress Epithelial Cancer”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
      Since EpCAM RNA aptamer was shown to get internalized by endocytosis, it would be capable of delivering siRNA into the cell upon chimerization.