transformasome

T1R1A1N1S1F4O1R1M3A1S1O1M3E1

noun

A structure, on the surface of some bacteria, responsible for the uptake of extracellular DNA and its subsequent transformation/integration into the bacterial genome

Scrabble 21
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nountransformasome (plural transformasomes)

plural transformasomes

  1. biologyA structure, on the surface of some bacteria, responsible for the uptake of extracellular DNA and its subsequent transformation/integration into the bacterial genome
Cite this entry
APA

transformasome. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transformasome

MLA

“transformasome.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transformasome. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “transformasome,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transformasome.

Source: transformasome on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.