transvection

== English == === Etymology === From transvect +‎ -ion. Coined in the genetic sense by Edward B. Lewis in 1954. === Noun === transvection (countable and uncountable, plural transvections) (genetics) An epigenetic interaction between an allele on one chromosome and the corresponding allele on the homologous chromosome (mathematics) 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 a projective transvection The act of supernatural flight, such as by a witch. ==== Synonyms ==== (epigenetic interaction): trans-sensing (linear mapping): shear ==== Related terms ==== transvect transvective transvector ==== See also ==== transfection transvection on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tʁɑ̃s.vɛk.sjɔ̃/ === Noun === transvection f (plural transvections) (genetics, mathematics) transvection