Meaning & use
Transduce
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To convert energy or a signal from one form to another, such as sound into an electrical signal.
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A microphone transduces sound waves into electrical signals.
Certain viruses can transduce genetic material from one bacterial cell to another.
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Common in engineering and biology; the device that performs this conversion is called a transducer.
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2. verb
To transfer genetic material from one bacterium to another by means of a virus.
The bacteriophage was used to transduce the resistance gene into the host cell.
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