verb
- transferring or moving two or more things together at the same time
- in biology and genetics, moving two substances or organisms across a membrane or into a cell simultaneously
Usage: present participle of cotransfer; technical/scientific context
Usage: scientific/medical terminology
Examples
- The researchers are cotransferring the two genetic markers into the new cell line.
- Cotransferring both proteins at once improved the efficiency of the experiment.
- The membrane is cotransferring sodium and glucose ions together.
- Scientists are cotransferring multiple plasmids into the bacterial culture.
- By cotransferring the genes simultaneously, they achieved better expression rates.