Transversion Definition

trănz-vûrzhən
noun
A point mutation in which a purine is replaced by a pyrimidine, or a pyrimidine is replaced by a purine.
American Heritage Medicine

(literature) The changing from prose into verse, or verse into prose.

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Other Word Forms of Transversion

Noun

Singular:
transversion
Plural:
transversions

Origin of Transversion

  • Probably trans– (in)version

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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Words Starting With

TTRTRA

Words Ending With

NONION

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transversion

Words Starting With T and Ending With N

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12 Letter Words12 Letter Words Starting With T12 Letter Words Ending With N