transconjugate

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verb

To conjugate genetic material with another bacterium

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Meanings

verbtransconjugate (third-person singular simple present transconjugates, present participle transconjugating, simple past and past participle transconjugated)

present singular third person transconjugates · participle present transconjugating · participle past transconjugated · past transconjugated

  1. biologyTo conjugate genetic material with another bacterium

Origin

From trans- + conjugate.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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