| NOUN | process | transduction | (genetics) the process of transfering genetic material from one cell to another by a plasmid or bacteriophage |
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| process | transduction | the process whereby a transducer accepts energy in one form and gives back related energy in a different form |
| Meaning | (genetics) the process of transfering genetic material from one cell to another by a plasmid or bacteriophage. | |
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| Category | genetics, genetic science | The branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms |
| Broader | organic process, biological process | A process occurring in living organisms |
| Meaning | The process whereby a transducer accepts energy in one form and gives back related energy in a different form. | |
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| Example | "the transduction of acoustic waves into voltages by a microphone" | |
| Narrower | microphoning | The transduction of sound waves into electrical waves (by a microphone) |
| Broader | natural process, natural action, action, activity | A process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings) |
| Spanish | transducción | |
| Catalan | transducció | |
| Verbs | transduce | cause transduction (of energy forms) |
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