What does "transvection" mean?

An epigenetic interaction between an allele on one chromosome and the corresponding allele on the homologous chromosome

What is a synonym for "transvection"?

Common synonyms include: shear, shear, trans sensing, trans-sensing.

noun

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Noun

1
An epigenetic interaction between an allele on one chromosome and the corresponding allele on the homologous chromosome countable, uncountable
"Transvection effects include both activation and silencing."
2
A kind of linear mapping which leaves all points on one axis fixed, while other points are shifted parallel to the axis by a distance proportional to their perpendicular distance from the axis countable, uncountable
"a projective transvection"
3
The act of supernatural flight, such as by a witch. countable, uncountable
"In transvection witches rode broomsticks, a classical phallic symbol."

"Transvection effects include both activation and silencing."

From transvect + -ion. Coined in the genetic sense by Edward B. Lewis in 1954.

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