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transconjugate

transconjugate verb: to conjugate genetic material with another bacterium.

Verb

transconjugate (third-person singular simple present transconjugates, present participle transconjugating, simple past and past participle transconjugated)

  1. To conjugate genetic material with another bacterium

Forms of transconjugate

third-person singular presenttransconjugates
present participletransconjugating
past participletransconjugated
pasttransconjugated

Origin of transconjugate

From trans- + conjugate.

Questions about transconjugate

What does transconjugate mean?
Transconjugate means to conjugate genetic material with another bacterium.
What part of speech is transconjugate?
Transconjugate is a verb.
What is the past tense of transconjugate?
The past tense of transconjugate is transconjugated.

Words near transconjugate in the dictionary

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

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