transvection
noun 3
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3ADJ.
projective
TRANSVECTION + NOUN
broomsticks, witches
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in
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1
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
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.
In transvection witches rode broomsticks, a classical phallic symbol.
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Transvection effects include both activation and silencing.
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a projective transvection
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In transvection witches rode broomsticks, a classical phallic symbol.
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