transvection

  1. Noun.  (genetics) An epigenetic interaction between an allele on one chromosome and the corresponding allele on the homologous chromosome.
  2. Noun.  (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.
  3. Noun.  The act of supernatural flight, such as by a witch.

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