chimerization

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.

Related terms

• chimerize