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noun
An epigenetic interaction between an allele on one chromosome and the corresponding allele on the homologous chromosome
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: biology, genetics, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
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
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: mathematics, sciences
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
The act of supernatural flight, such as by a witch.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Antonyms: none provided
History
From transvect + -ion. Coined in the genetic sense by Edward B. Lewis in 1954.
