Transduction

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  • noun. The transfer of genetic material from one cell to another, especially a bacterial cell, through the use of a bacteriophage.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The act of leading or carrying over.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The act of conveying over.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. The transfer of genetic material from one bacterial cell to another by a bacteriophage or plasmid
  • noun. The process whereby a transducer converts energy from one form to another
  • noun. The conversion of a stimulus from one form to another
  • noun. The conversion of energy (especially light energy) into another form, especially in a biological process such as photosynthesis or in a transducer
  • noun. A form of inference involving reasoning from one specific case to another (compare induction)
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  • noun. (genetics) the process of transfering genetic material from one cell to another by a plasmid or bacteriophage
  • noun. the process whereby a transducer accepts energy in one form and gives back related energy in a different form
  • Word Usage
    "They can receive them via phages, viruses that infect bacteria, which is called transduction."
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