Claim: Floxing is a term used by scientists when they want to knock out a gene in a specific tissue in vivo, at any time, in order to identify its normal function using the Cre-Lox recombination.
Evidence: Floxing a gene allows it to be deleted (knocked out), translocated or inverted in a process called Cre-Lox recombination. In layman's terms, the gene can be knocked-out (inactivated) in a specific tissue in vivo, at any time chosen by the scientist. The scientist can then evaluate the effects of the knocked-out gene and identify the gene's normal function.