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Noun: transduction
  1. (genetics) the process of transferring genetic material from one cell to another by a plasmid or bacteriophage
     
  2. The process whereby a transducer accepts energy in one form and gives back related energy in a different form
    "the transduction of acoustic waves into voltages by a microphone"

Derived forms: transductions

Type of: action, activity, biological process, natural action, natural process, organic process

Encyclopedia: Transduction, genetic

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