transduce

transduce definition - medical

trans·duce (trăns-do͞osˈ, trănz-)

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

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