transvection
transvection noun: an epigenetic interaction between an allele on one chromosome and the corresponding allele on the homologous chromosome.
Noun
transvection (countable and uncountable, plural transvections)
- An epigenetic interaction between an allele on one chromosome and the corresponding allele on the homologous chromosome
- Transvection effects include both activation and silencing.
- Synonyms:
- trans-sensing
- A kind of linear mapping which leaves all points on one axis fixed, while other points are shifted parallel to the axis by a distance proportional to their perpendicular distance from the axis
- a projective transvection
- Synonyms:
- shear
- The act of supernatural flight, such as by a witch.
- In transvection witches rode broomsticks, a classical phallic symbol.1996, Avner Falk, A Psychoanalytic History of the Jews, →ISBN, page 532
Synonyms of transvection
- trans-sensing
- shear
Forms of transvection
| plural | transvections |
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Origin of transvection
From transvect + -ion. Coined in the genetic sense by Edward B. Lewis in 1954.
Questions about transvection
- What does transvection mean?
- Transvection means an epigenetic interaction between an allele on one chromosome and the corresponding allele on the homologous chromosome.
- What part of speech is transvection?
- Transvection is a noun.
- What is the plural of transvection?
- The plural of transvection is transvections.
Words near transvection in the dictionary
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