cotransduction: Meaning and Definition of

co•trans•duc•tion

Pronunciation: (kō"trans-duk'shun, -tranz-), [key]
— n. Genetics.
  1. the process by which two genetic markers are simultaneously packaged within a bacteriophage for transfer to a new host bacterium. Cf. transduction.
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