Transduction (''
trans-'' + ''
-duc-'' + ''
-tion'', "leading through or across") can refer to:
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Signal transduction
Signal transduction is the process by which a chemical or physical signal is transmitted through a cell as a biochemical cascade, series of molecular events. Proteins responsible for detecting stimuli are generally termed receptor (biology), rece ...
, any process by which a biological cell converts one kind of signal or stimulus into another
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Olfactory transduction
The olfactory system, is the sensory system used for the sense of smell (olfaction). Olfaction is one of the special senses directly associated with specific organs. Most mammals and reptiles have a main olfactory system and an accessory olfact ...
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Sugar signal transduction
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Transduction (biophysics)
In biophysics, transduction is the conveyance of energy from one electron (a donor) to another (a receptor), at the same time that the class of energy changes.
Photonic energy, the kinetic energy of a photon, may follow the following paths:
* be ...
, the conveyance of energy from a donor electron to a receptor electron, during which the class of energy changes
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Transduction (genetics)
Transduction is the process by which foreign DNA is introduced into a cell by a virus or viral vector. An example is the viral transfer of DNA from one bacterium to another and hence an example of horizontal gene transfer. Transduction does n ...
, the transfer of DNA from one cell to another using a virus or viral vector
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Tbx18 transduction, a cardiac therapy method
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Transduction (machine learning)
In logic, statistical inference, and supervised learning,
transduction or transductive inference is reasoning from
observed, specific (training) cases to specific (test) cases. In contrast,
induction is reasoning from observed training cases
to ...
, the process of directly drawing conclusions about new data from previous data, without constructing a model
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Transduction (physiology)
In physiology, transduction is the translation of arriving stimulus into an action potential by a sensory receptor. It begins when stimulus changes the membrane potential of a sensory receptor.
A sensory receptor converts the energy in a stimulu ...
, the transportation of stimuli to the nervous system
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Transduction (psychology), reasoning from specific cases to general cases, typically employed by children during their development
* A process by which a
transducer
A transducer is a device that Energy transformation, converts energy from one form to another. Usually a transducer converts a signal in one form of energy to a signal in another.
Transducers are often employed at the boundaries of automation, M ...
converts one type of energy to another
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