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transduction

noun trans·duc·tion \-ˈdek-shən\

Medical Definition of TRANSDUCTION

1
:  the action or process of converting something and especially energy or a message into another form
2
:  the transfer of genetic material from one organism (as a bacterium) to another by a genetic vector and especially a bacteriophage—compare transformation 2
trans·duc·tion·al \-shnəl, -shən-əl\ adjective

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