transformasome

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|biology}} A structure, on the surface of some [[bacterium|bacteria]], responsible for the uptake of extracellular [[DNA]] and its subsequent [[transformation]]/[[integration]] into the bacterial [[genome]]

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