transduction
[ trans-duhk-shuh n, tranz- ]
/ trænsˈdʌk ʃən, trænz- /
noun Genetics.
the transfer of genetic material from one cell to another by means of a virus.
Origin of transduction
OTHER WORDS FROM transduction
trans·duc·tant [trans-duhk-tuh nt, tranz-] /trænsˈdʌk tənt, trænz-/, noun trans·duc·tion·al, adjectiveWords nearby transduction
transdialect,
transdniestria,
transduce,
transducer,
transducer cell,
transduction,
transe,
transect,
transection,
transelement,
transelementate
British Dictionary definitions for transduction
transduction
/ (trænzˈdʌkʃən) /
noun
genetics
the transfer by a bacteriophage of genetic material from one bacterium to another
Word Origin for transduction
C17: from Latin
transductiō, variant of
trāductiō a leading along, from
trādūcere to lead over; see
traduce
Medical definitions for transduction
transduction
[ trăns-dŭk′shən, trănz- ]
n.
Transfer of genetic material or characteristics from one bacterial cell to another by a bacteriophage or plasmid.