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transition

In genetics, a type of mutation caused by the substitution in DNA or RNA of one purine by the other, or of one pyrimidine by the other. It may be brought about by mutagens such as nitrous acid, hydroxylamine, and the base analogues.

Transition may refer to:

Transition (genetics) Transition (grappling) transition (literary journal) Transition (Fly to the Sky album) Transition Magazine The transition (Axis of Time) Transition state Transition function Transition flying car Transition Program

Transition may also be used for:

Wipe Dissolve (film) A phase during childbirth contractions during which the cervix completes its dilation A phase of the project lifecycle in the Rational Unified Process

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