transduction
pronunciation
How to pronounce transduction in British English:
UK [træns'dʌkʃən]
How to pronounce transduction in American English:
US [træns'dʌkʃən]
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- Noun:
- (genetics) the process of transfering genetic material from one cell to another by a plasmid or bacteriophage
- the process whereby a transducer accepts energy in one form and gives back related energy in a different form
Word Origin
- transduction (n.)
- "act of leading or carrying over," 1650s, from Latin transductionem/traducionem (nominative transductio) "a removal, transfer," noun of action from transducere/traducere (see traduce).
Example
- 1. Signal transduction and activation of hepatic stellate cells .
- 2. How do certain diseases affect signal transduction ?
- 3. Perception and signal transduction of rhizobium nod factor in leguminous plants .
- 4. Signal transduction networks of biological systems are highly complex .
- 5. Classification and expression of genes related to signal transduction in dedifferentiation of mature wheat embryos .