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transduce

[trans-doos, -dyoos, tranz-]

verb (used with object), trans·duced, trans·duc·ing.

to convert (energy) from one form into another.
Genetics. to cause transduction in (a cell).

Origin of transduce

1945–50; back formation from transducer or transduction
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Word Origin and History for transduce
v.

1949, back-formation from transducer. Related: Transduced; transducing.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
transduce in Medicine

transduce

[trăns-dōōs′, trănz-]

v.

To convert energy from one form to another.
To transfer genetic material or characteristics from one bacterial cell to another. Used of a bacteriophage or plasmid.
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