verb
- to transduce (transfer genetic material or signals) jointly or simultaneously with another agent or process
Usage: technical; biology; primarily used in molecular biology and genetics contexts
Examples
- The two viruses cotransduce the bacterial genes during the infection cycle.
- In the experiment, researchers observed how the phages cotransduce DNA fragments into the host cell.
- The cotransduction frequency indicated that the two genetic markers were located close together on the chromosome.