definitions

transduce

[ trans-doos, -dyoos, tranz- ]
/ trænsˈdus, -ˈdyus, trænz- /

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

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

Nearby words

transcytosis, transdermal, transdermal patch, transdialect, transdniestria, transduce, transducer, transducer cell, transduction, transe, transect

Origin of transduce

1945–50; back formation from transducer or transduction
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Medicine definitions for transduce

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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