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transversion

transversion noun: a point mutation in which a purine is replaced with a pyrimidine, or vice versa.

Noun

transversion (countable and uncountable, plural transversions)

  1. A point mutation in which a purine is replaced with a pyrimidine, or vice versa
  2. The changing from prose into verse, or verse into prose.

transversion meaning in Tamil

transversion in Tamil

பல்வரிசைப் பிறழ்வு

Forms of transversion

pluraltransversions

Origin of transversion

From trans- + -version. Compare conversion.

Words formed from transversion

Questions about transversion

What does transversion mean?
Transversion means a point mutation in which a purine is replaced with a pyrimidine, or vice versa.
What is transversion in Tamil?
Transversion in Tamil is பல்வரிசைப் பிறழ்வு. See Transversion meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is transversion?
Transversion is a noun.
What is the plural of transversion?
The plural of transversion is transversions.

Words near transversion in the dictionary

  1. transverseness
  2. transverser
  3. transversers
  4. transverses
  5. transversing
  6. transversion
  7. transversional
  8. transversions
  9. transversity
  10. transversocubital
  11. transversomedial

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Adapted from Wiktionary: transversion (page history and authors); transversion (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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