"transversion" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: transversions [plural]
Etymology: From trans- + -version. Compare conversion. Etymology templates: {{af|en|trans-|-version}} trans- + -version Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} transversion (countable and uncountable, plural transversions)
  1. (genetics) A point mutation in which a purine is replaced with a pyrimidine, or vice versa Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-transversion-en-noun-bgfLwekN Categories (other): Genetics, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with trans-, English terms suffixed with -version, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 91 9 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with trans-: 68 32 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -version: 67 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 93 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 94 6 Topics: biology, genetics, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences
  2. (literature) The changing from prose into verse, or verse into prose. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-transversion-en-noun-eQ8Khw5p Categories (other): Literature Topics: literature, media, publishing
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: transition

Inflected forms

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