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Bacterial vs Transduction - What's the difference?

bacterial | transduction |

As a adjective bacterial

is (microbiology) of, relating to, or caused by bacteria.

As a noun transduction is

(biology) the transfer of genetic material from one bacterial cell to another by a bacteriophage or plasmid.

bacterial

English

Adjective

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  • (microbiology) Of, relating to, or caused by bacteria.
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    transduction

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    Noun

  • (biology) The transfer of genetic material from one bacterial cell to another by a bacteriophage or plasmid
  • The process whereby a transducer converts energy from one form to another
  • (physiology) The conversion of a stimulus from one form to another
  • (physics) The conversion of energy (especially light energy) into another form, especially in a biological process such as photosynthesis or in a transducer
  • (logic) A form of inference involving reasoning from one specific case to another (compare induction)