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tran⋅scrip⋅tion

  [tran-skrip-shuhn]
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–noun
1. the act or process of transcribing.
2. something transcribed.
3. a transcript; copy.
4. Music.
a. the arrangement of a composition for a medium other than that for which it was originally written.
b. a composition so arranged.
5. Radio and Television. a recording made esp. for broadcasting.
6. Genetics. the process by which genetic information on a strand of DNA is used to synthesize a strand of complementary RNA.
Origin:
1590–1600; < L trānscrīptiōn- (s. of trānscrīptiō). See transcript, -ion

Related forms:
tran⋅scrip⋅tion⋅al, adjective
tran⋅scrip⋅tion⋅al⋅ly, adverb
trans⋅scrip⋅tion⋅ist, noun
tran⋅scrip⋅tive  [tran-skrip-tiv] , adjective
tran⋅scrip⋅tive⋅ly, adverb
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tran·scrip·tion   (trān-skrĭp'shən)   
n.  

  1. The act or process of transcribing.

  2. Something that has been transcribed, especially:

    1. Music An adaptation of a composition.

    2. A recorded radio or television program.

    3. Linguistics A representation of speech sounds in phonetic symbols.

  3. Biology The process by which messenger RNA is synthesized from a DNA template resulting in the transfer of genetic information from the DNA molecule to the messenger RNA.

tran·scrip'tion·al adj., tran·scrip'tion·al·ly adv., tran·scrip'tion·ist n.
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Main Entry: tran·scrip·tion
Pronunciation: tran(t)s-'krip-sh&n
Function: noun
: the process of constructing a messenger RNA molecule usinga DNA molecule as a template with resulting transfer of genetic information to the messenger RNA —compare REVERSETRANSCRIPTION, TRANSLATION —tran·scrip·tion·al /-shn&l,-sh&n-&l/ adjective —tran·scrip·tion·al·ly /-E/ adverb
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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transcription tran·scrip·tion (trān-skrĭp'shən)
n.

  1. The act or process of transcribing.

  2. Something that has been transcribed.

  3. The process by which mRNA is synthesized from a DNA template resulting in the transfer of genetic information from the DNA molecule to mRNA.

tran·scrip'tion·al adj.

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