Transduction

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Transfer of genetic material or characteristics from one bacterial cell to another by the incorporation of bacterial DNA into a bacteriophage.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The transfer of genetic material from one bacterial cell to another by a bacteriophage or plasmid
  • n. The process whereby a transducer converts energy from one form to another
  • n. The conversion of a stimulus from one form to another
  • n. The conversion of energy (especially light energy) into another form, especially in a biological process such as photosynthesis or in a transducer
  • n. A form of inference involving reasoning from one specific case to another (compare induction)
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The act of conveying over.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The act of leading or carrying over.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. (genetics) the process of transfering genetic material from one cell to another by a plasmid or bacteriophage
  • n. the process whereby a transducer accepts energy in one form and gives back related energy in a different form
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    biological process    organic process   
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    Words that are found in similar contexts
    cross-presentation    signal-transduction    signaling    co-stimulatory    internalization   
     
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