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cotransduction

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[koh-trans-duhk-shuhn, -tranz-] / ˌkoʊ trænsˈdʌk ʃən, -trænz- /

noun

Genetics.

  1. the process by which two genetic markers are simultaneously packaged within a bacteriophage for transfer to a new host bacterium.

Etymology

Origin of cotransduction

co- + transduction

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