energy transduction

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• Transduction — has different meanings in different fields: * Transduction (biophysics) is the conveyance of energy from a donor electron to a receptor receptor electron, during which the class of energy changes * Transduction (cybernetics) is a process or… …   Wikipedia

• Transduction (psychology) — Transduction is the transformation of one form of energy to another. In psychology, transduction refers to the nervous system. In the nervous system, transduction occurs when environmental energy is transformed into electrical or neural energy.… …   Wikipedia

• transduction — [trans duk′shən, tranzduk′shən] n. [< L transductus, pp. of transducere: see TRANSDUCER] 1. the transfer of energy from one system to another 2. Genetics the transfer of DNA from one bacterium to another by a bacteriophage, which may lead to… …   English World dictionary

• Transduction (biophysics) — In biophysics, transduction is the conveyance of energy from one electron (a donor) to another (a receptor), at the same time that the class of energy changes.Photonic energy, the kinetic energy of a photon, may follow the following paths: * be… …   Wikipedia

• Transduction (physiology) — In physiology, transduction is the conversion of a stimulus from one form to another. Transduction in the nervous system typically refers to synaptic events wherein an electrical signal, known as an action potential, is converted into a chemical… …   Wikipedia

• transduction — noun 1. (genetics) the process of transfering genetic material from one cell to another by a plasmid or bacteriophage • Topics: ↑genetics, ↑genetic science • Hypernyms: ↑organic process, ↑biological process 2. the process whereby a transducer… …   Useful english dictionary

• transduction — 1. Transfer of genetic material (and its phenotypic expression) from one cell to another by viral infection. 2. A form of genetic recombination in bacteria …   Medical dictionary

• transduction — noun a) The transfer of genetic material from one bacterial cell to another by a bacteriophage or plasmid b) The process whereby a transducer converts energy from one form to another …   Wiktionary

• transduction — n. act of transducing; transfer of genetic material between two cells by means of a virus; transformation of energy from one form to another …   English contemporary dictionary

• audio transduction — F/A/V converting acoustical energy into electrical energy, or electrical energy back into acoustical energy …   Audio and video glossary

• visual transduction — the transducing of light energy to afferent nerve impulses, such as takes place in the retinal rods and cones …   Medical dictionary