transduce
Americanverb (used with object)
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to convert (energy) from one form into another.
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Genetics. to cause transduction in (a cell).
Etymology
Origin of transduce
1945–50; back formation from transducer or transduction
Example Sentences
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This includes a conducting polymer to transduce the electrical stimulation required for the implant to work, to electrical responses in the neurons.
From Science Daily • May 7, 2024
When a sound causes the stereocilia to move, mechanosensitive ion channels transduce the signal to the cochlear nerve.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
The authors’ investigation revealed that cavefish are insulin resistant and have a mutant version of the insulin receptor, encoded by the insra gene, that does not bind and transduce the insulin signal.
From Nature • Mar. 20, 2018
The types of nerve endings, their locations, and the stimuli they transduce are presented in Table 14.1.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
Rejiggering a phonograph needle to transduce sound from a vibrating surface allowed then-graduate student Damian Elias to detect the spiders’ hidden secrets.
From Scientific American • Mar. 22, 2011
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