transconjugant

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noun

An organism (especially a bacterium) that has incorporated DNA from another via conjugation

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Meanings

nountransconjugant (plural transconjugants)

plural transconjugants

  1. biologyAn organism (especially a bacterium) that has incorporated DNA from another via conjugation

Origin

From trans- + conjugant.

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Cite this entry
APA

transconjugant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transconjugant

MLA

“transconjugant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transconjugant. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “transconjugant,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transconjugant.

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