trans|duc|tion

trans|duc|tion
trans|duc|tion «trans DUHK shuhn, tranz-», noun.
1. Biology. a) the transfer of a gene or chromosome particle from one cell to another. b) such a transfer conducted by a bacterial virus in the cells of bacteria.
2. Physics. the conversion of energy from one form to another: »

Transduction occurs when a loudspeaker changes electrical into acoustical energy.


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  • trans — trans·abdominal; trans·ac·ci·den·ta·tion; trans·acetylase; trans·ac·tion; trans·ac·tion·al; trans·ac·tor; trans·admittance; trans·am·i·nase; trans·am·i·na·tion; trans·an·i·ma·tion; trans·an·nu·lar; trans·border; trans·ca·lent; trans·callosal;… …   English syllables

  • tion — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·duc·tion; ab·er·ra·tion; ab·er·ra·tion·al; ab·jec·tion; ab·junc·tion; ab·ju·ra·tion; ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·la·tion; ab·lu·tion; ab·mi·gra·tion; ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom;… …   English syllables

  • duc — ab·duc·tion; ab·duc·tive; ab·duc·tive·ly; ad·duc·er; ad·duc·i·ble; ad·duc·tion; ad·duc·tive; ad·duc·tor; aq·uae·duc·tus; bon·duc; cir·cum·duc·tion; con·duc·ta; con·duc·tio; con·duc·tion; con·duc·tive; con·duc·tiv·i·ty; con·duc·tom·e·ter;… …   English syllables

  • transduction — trans·duc·tion …   English syllables

  • transductional — trans·duc·tion·al …   English syllables

  • transduction — trans•duc•tion [[t]trænsˈdʌk ʃən, trænz [/t]] n. gen the transfer of genetic material from one cell to another by means of a virus • Etymology: 1952; trans + duction, as in induction, production, etc. trans•duc′tant tənt n. trans•duc′tion•al, adj …   From formal English to slang

  • transduction — 1. Transfer of genetic material (and its phenotypic expression) from one cell to another by viral infection. 2. A form of genetic recombination in bacteria …   Medical dictionary

  • cotransduction — co·trans·duc·tion .kō .tran(t)s dək shən n transduction involving two or more genetic loci carried by a single bacteriophage * * * co·trans·duc·tion (ko″trans dukґshən) simultaneous transduction of two or more genes, indicating close… …   Medical dictionary

  • phototransduction — pho·to·trans·duc·tion tran(t)s dək shən n the conversion of a light signal received by a nervous receptor to an electrical signal transmitted to the brain * * * pho·to·trans·duc·tion (fo″to trans dukґshən) visual transduction …   Medical dictionary

  • Transduction — Trans*duc tion, n. [L. transducere, traducere, dictum, to lead across or over. See {Traduce}.] The act of conveying over. [R.] Entick. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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