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transconjugant

transconjugant noun: an organism (especially a bacterium) that has incorporated DNA from another via conjugation.

Noun

transconjugant (plural transconjugants)

  1. An organism (especially a bacterium) that has incorporated DNA from another via conjugation

Forms of transconjugant

pluraltransconjugants

Origin of transconjugant

From trans- + conjugant.

Words formed from transconjugant

  • retrotransconjugant

Questions about transconjugant

What does transconjugant mean?
Transconjugant means an organism (especially a bacterium) that has incorporated DNA from another via conjugation.
What part of speech is transconjugant?
Transconjugant is a noun.
What is the plural of transconjugant?
The plural of transconjugant is transconjugants.

Words near transconjugant in the dictionary

  1. transcondylar
  2. transconform
  3. transconformed
  4. transconforming
  5. transconforms
  6. transconjugant
  7. transconjugants
  8. transconjugate
  9. transconjugated
  10. transconjugates
  11. transconjugation

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