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Diagram showing the processes of transcription and translation.
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transcription (genetic biology) |
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- Grammar: noun
- Definition: the process in which genetic information stored in a strand of DNA is copied into a strand of RNA
- Example:
1. Cells in normal maintenance phase have diffuse DNA for mRNA transcription.
2. Proteins are produced by making a mobile copy (mRNA) of a gene, in a process known as transcription. - Related Word: transcribe (verb)
- Related Compound: transcription factor
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