transversion

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noun

A point mutation in which a purine is replaced with a pyrimidine, or vice versa

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Meanings

nountransversion (countable and uncountable, plural transversions)

plural transversions

  1. countableuncountablebiologyA point mutation in which a purine is replaced with a pyrimidine, or vice versa
  2. countableuncountableliteratureThe changing from prose into verse, or verse into prose.

Origin

From trans- + -version. Compare conversion.

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Cite this entry
APA

transversion. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transversion

MLA

“transversion.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transversion. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “transversion,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transversion.

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