transduce
Change energy forms
To transduce is to convert one form of energy or signal into another.
The term appears primarily in biology and engineering.
Sensory cells transduce physical stimuli—light, sound, pressure—into electrical nerve signals.
In genetics, transduction is the transfer of genetic material between cells via a virus.
Electronic transducers convert signals between forms: a microphone transduces sound waves into electrical current, a speaker does the reverse.
Increase in strength
- transmitTo send onward
- convertChange in form or faith
- sensorInput-detecting device
- inputData received for processing
output · frequency · waveform · modulate · encode · decode · filter · piezoelectric
Signal-receiving molecule
- enzymeProtein that hastens reactions
- kinasePhosphate-transferring enzyme
- phosphorylationPhosphate group attachment process
- pathwayDesignated route for travel
cascade · ligand · membrane · channel · ion · stimulus · response · sensory
Change completely in form
- translateExpress in another language
- changeTo make different
- adaptModify for new conditions
- modifyChange partially
reshape · convert · mediate · transmute · channel · redirect · reformat · interface
Hereditary code molecule
- geneHereditary information unit
- plasmidSelf-replicating DNA circle
- vectorQuantity with direction
- bacteriophageVirus infecting bacterial cells
viral · insertion · recombination · transformation · expression · regulation · operon · conjugation
amplify
Increase in strength
input · output · frequency · waveform · modulate · encode · decode · filter · piezoelectric · ultrasound
receptor
Signal-receiving molecule
- enzymeProtein that hastens reactions
- kinasePhosphate-transferring enzyme
- phosphorylationPhosphate group attachment process
pathway · cascade · ligand · membrane · channel · ion · stimulus · response · sensory · neuron
transform
Change completely in form
modify · reshape · convert · mediate · transmute · channel · redirect · reformat · interface · bridge
DNA
Hereditary code molecule
bacteriophage · viral · insertion · recombination · transformation · expression · regulation · operon · conjugation · transfection
transduceblock
Solid mass, or impede
preserve · pass through · conduct · amplify · transmit
- pressure transducerDevice converting force to voltage
- sensory transductionConverting stimuli to neural impulses