Transvection Definition
(genetics) An epigenetic interaction between an allele on one chromosome and the corresponding allele on the homologous chromosome.
(mathematics) 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.
The act of supernatural flight, such as by a witch.
Other Word Forms of Transvection
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Origin of Transvection
transvect + -ion. Coined in the genetic sense by Edward B. Lewis in 1954.
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