"transduction" in the noun sense
1. transduction
genetics) the process of transfering genetic material from one cell to another by a plasmid or bacteriophage
2. transduction
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"
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