SINCE 1828
cotransduction
noun
co·trans·duc·tion
| \ (ˌ)kō-tran(t)s-ˈdək-shən
, -tranz-\
, -tranz-\
variants:
or co-transduction
plural cotransductions
or co-transductions
Definition of cotransduction
: transduction involving two or more genes carried by a single bacteriophage
determination of gene order based on frequency of cotransduction
Other Words from cotransduction
cotransduce
\ (ˌ)kō-tran(t)s-ˈd(y)üs
, -tranz- \
or co-transduce
verb, transitive + intransitive
cotransduced
or co-transduced;
cotransducing
or co-transducing
, -tranz- \
or co-transduce
verb, transitive + intransitive
cotransduced
or co-transduced;
cotransducing
or co-transducing
Two genetic markers were cotransduced.
genes that cotransduce more frequently
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cotransduction
noun
co·trans·duc·tion
| \ ˌkō-ˌtran(t)s-ˈdək-shən
\
\
Medical Definition of cotransduction
: transduction involving two or more genetic loci carried by a single bacteriophage
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