Transformasome
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Transformasome is a noun meaning (biology) A structure, on the surface of some bacteria, responsible for the uptake of extracellular DNA and its subsequent transformation/integration into the bacterial genome.
Meaning
(biology) A structure, on the surface of some bacteria, responsible for the uptake of extracellular DNA and its subsequent transformation/integration into the bacterial genome.
Word Forms
- transformasomes
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include transduceosome, intasome, transduceome, transpososome, transposase, engulfasome.
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