Definition of "transvection" []

• An epigenetic interaction between an allele on one chromosome and the corresponding allele on the homologous chromosome (noun)
• 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 (noun)
• The act of supernatural flight, such as by a witch (noun)

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• "These are for example transvection and sex-linked dosage compensation."
• "Most cases of transvection seem to involve nonreciprocal action of enhancers or silencers in trans."
• "* '' saffron '' toga - worn by augurs and priestesses, white with a purple band, also worn by consuls on public festivals and equites during a transvection"