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| sex·duc·tion [ seks dúksh'n ] |
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transfer of genetic material: the transfer of a fragment of chromosome from one bacterial cell to another by its incorporation into a special DNA particle plasmid that initiates sexual conjugation between the cells
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| [Mid-20th century. <sex + transduction] |
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