cotransduction

noun

co·​trans·​duc·​tion (ˌ)kō-tran(t)s-ˈdək-shən 

-tranz-

variants or co-transduction

plural cotransductions or co-transductions

: transduction involving two or more genes carried by a single bacteriophage

determination of gene order based on frequency of cotransduction

cotransduce

(ˌ)kō-tran(t)s-ˈd(y)üs 

-tranz-

verb, transitive + intransitive

or co-transduce

cotransduced or co-transduced; cotransducing or co-transducing

Two genetic markers were cotransduced.

genes that cotransduce more frequently

Word History

First Known Use

1964, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

cotransduction

noun

co·​trans·​duc·​tion ˌkō-ˌtran(t)s-ˈdək-shən 

: transduction involving two or more genetic loci carried by a single bacteriophage