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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
nounco·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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The first known use of cotransduction was in 1964
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