English

Noun

transvection ‎(plural transvections)

1. (genetics) An epigenetic interaction between an allele on one chromosome and the corresponding allele on the homologous chromosome

   Transvection effects include both activation and silencing.

2. (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

3. The act of supernatural flight, such as by a witch
   • 1996, Avner Falk, A Psychoanalytic History of the Jews, ISBN 0838636608, page 532:

     In transvection witches rode broomsticks, a classical phallic symbol.

Synonyms

• (epigenetic interaction): trans-sensing
• (linear mapping): shear

Related terms

• transvect
• transvective
• transvector

See also

• transfection
• transvection on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

French

Noun

transvection f ‎(plural transvections)

1. (genetics, mathematics) transvection