Main Entry: trans·duce

Pronunciation: \tran(t)s-ˈd(y)üs, tranz-\

Function: transitive verb

Inflected Form(s): trans·duced; trans·duc·ing

1 : to convert (as energy or a message) into another form <essentially sense organs transduce physical energy into a nervous signal>
2 : to cause (genetic material) to undergo transduction ; also : to introduce genetic material into (a cell) by transduction