Transduction

Definition: Transduction

Transduction

Noun

1. (genetics) the process of transfering genetic material from one cell to another by a plasmid or bacteriophage.

2. The process whereby a transducer accepts energy in one form and gives back related energy in a different form; "the transduction of acoustic waves into voltages by a microphone".

Etymology: Transduction \Trans*duc"tion\, noun. [Latin expression transducere, traducere, -dictum, to lead across or over. See Traduce.]. (Websters 1913)

Specialty Definition: Transduction

Domain	Definition
Medicine	The transfer of genes from one cell to another by means of a viral(in the case of bacteria, a bacteriophage)vector or a vector which is similar to a virus particle(pseudovirion). Source: European Union. (references)
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Crosswords: Transduction

English words defined with "transduction": microphoning ♦ transduce. (references)

Specialty definitions using "transduction": Annexins, Antigens, CD36, Autocrine Motility Factor ♦ Calcineurin, Calcium Signaling, Caveolae, Chimerin 1, crystal transducer ♦ GTP-Binding Proteins ♦ Heat-Shock Proteins 90, Heterotrimeric GTP-Binding Proteins ♦ p42 MAP Kinase, pertussis toxin, Phosphotyrosine, Protein-Tyrosine-Phosphatase, Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-raf ♦ ral GTP-Binding Proteins, Receptor Cross-Talk, Receptor, Ciliary Neurotrophic Factor, Receptor, Platelet-Derived Growth Factor alpha, Receptor, Platelet-Derived-Growth Factor beta, Recombination, Genetic, rhoA GTP-Binding Protein, rhoB GTP-Binding Protein ♦ src-Family Kinases, Synapsins ♦ tert-Butylhydroperoxide. (references)

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Commercial Usage: Transduction

Domain	Title
Books	Adenine Nucleotides in Cellular Energy Transfer and Signal Transduction (reference) Role of Adenosine and Adenine Nucleotides in the Biological System: Metabolism, Release, Transport, Receptors, Transduction Mechanisms and Biologica (reference) Adp-Ribosylating Toxins and G Proteins: Insights into Signal Transduction (Pco-017-9) (reference) Signal Transduction in Affective Disorders (reference) Airways Smooth Muscle: Peptide Receptors, Ion Channels, and Signal Transduction (reference) (more book examples)
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Non-Fiction Usage: Transduction

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		Examples include new molecular targets, agents to overcome resistance, and drugs that inhibit signal transduction pathways. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Usage Frequency: Transduction

"Transduction" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Transduction" is used about 36 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (singular)	100%	36	57,479

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Expression: Transduction

Expression using "transduction": Signal Transduction. Additional references.
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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Transduction

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day
laboratory transduction	45
lab transduction	22
signal transduction	21
transduction	20
pathway signal transduction	7
bd laboratory transduction	6
bd transduction	5
bd lab transduction	4
bacterial transduction	3
anomalous neuron transduction	2
lab signal transduction	2
jak2 pathway signal stat3 transduction	2
laboratory lexington transduction	2
transduction visual	2
4 ctla itim signal transduction	2
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Modern Translation: Transduction

Language		Translations for "transduction"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Danish		transduktion. (various references)

Dutch		transductie. (various references)

Finnish		transduktio. (various references)

French		transduction. (various references)

German		Transduktion (gene targeting). (various references)

Greek		μεταγωγή (convection, transport, transportation). (various references)

Italian		trasduzione. (various references)

Japanese Kanji		形質導入 . (various references)

Japanese Katakana		けいしつどうにゅう. (various references)

Pig Latin		ansductiontray

Portuguese		transdução. (various references)

Spanish		transducción. (various references)

Swedish		transduktion. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Derivations: Transduction

Derivations
	Words beginning with "transduction": transductional, transductions. (additional references)
	Words ending with "transduction": cotransduction. (additional references)
	Words containing "transduction": cotransductions. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Transduction"

Words rhyming with "transduction" (pronounced 'Trans*duc"tion'): Abacination, Abaction, Abalienation, Abarticulation, Abbreviation, Abdication, Abduction, Aberration, Abevacuation, Abirritation, Abjection, Abjudication, Abjuration, Ablactation, Ablaqueation, Ablation, Ablegation, Abligurition, Abnegation, Abnodation, Abolition, Abomination, Abortion, Abreaction, Abrenunciation, Abreption, Abrogation, Abruption, Absentation, Absolution, Absorbition, Absorption, Abstention, Abstraction, Absumption, Accentuation, Acceptation, Acceptilation, Acception, Acclimatation, Acclimation, Acclimatization, Accombination, Accommodation, Accreditation, Accrementition, Accretion, Accubation, Accusation, Acervation. (additional references)

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Anagrams: Transduction

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-c-d-i-n-n-o-r-s-t-t-u"
	-1 letter: truncations.
	-2 letters: constraint, inundators, truncation.
	-3 letters: constrain, countians, custodian, dictators, durations, inductors, inundator, nonartist, nutations, suctorian, tractions, transonic, turncoats, urticants.
	-4 letters: actinons, andirons, antirust, auctions, auditors, candours, canonist, carotids, carotins, cautions, citators, conduits, constant, contains, continua, contrast, countian, courants, curtains, diatrons, dictator, dinosaur, discount, distract, duration, inductor, instruct, insurant, intrados, intrants, naturist, noctuids, nocturns.
	Words containing the letters "a-c-d-i-n-n-o-r-s-t-t-u"
	+1 letter: transductions.
	+2 letters: cotransduction, counterstained, transductional.
	+3 letters: cotransductions.
	+4 letters: antireductionism, antireductionist.
	+5 letters: antireductionisms, antireductionists, contradistinguish, countertraditions.
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