# transversion

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A point mutation in which a purine is replaced with a pyrimidine, or vice versa
2. The changing from prose into verse, or verse into prose.

## Etymology
From trans- + -version. Compare conversion.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/transversion