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tran⋅scrip⋅tion
[tran-skrip-shuh
n]
–noun
| 1. | the act or process of transcribing. |
| 2. | something transcribed. |
| 3. | a transcript; copy. |
| 4. | Music.
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| 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. |
Related forms:
tran⋅scrip⋅tion⋅al, adjective
tran⋅scrip⋅tion⋅al⋅ly, adverb
trans⋅scrip⋅tion⋅ist, noun
tran⋅scrip⋅tive⋅ly, adverb
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Tran*scrip"tion\ (tr[a^]n*skr[i^]p"sh[u^]n), n. [Cf. F. transcription, L. transcriptio a transfer.]1. The act or process of transcribing, or copying; as, corruptions creep into books by repeated transcriptions. 2. A copy; a transcript. --Walton. 3. (Mus.) An arrangement of a composition for some other instrument or voice than that for which it was originally written, as the translating of a song, a vocal or instrumental quartet, or even an orchestral work, into a piece for the piano; an adaptation; an arrangement; -- a name applied by modern composers for the piano to a more or less fanciful and ornate reproduction on their own instrument of a song or other piece not originally intended for it; as, Liszt's transcriptions of songs by Schubert.
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Language Translation for : transcription
Spanish:
transcripción,
German:
die Transkription,
Japanese:
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
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transcription tran·scrip·tion (trān-skrĭp'shən)
n.
- The act or process of transcribing.
- Something that has been transcribed.
- 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.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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| transcription (trān-skrĭp'shən) Pronunciation Key
The process in a cell by which genetic material is copied from a strand of DNA to a complementary strand of RNA (called messenger RNA). In eukaryotes, transcription takes place in the nucleus before messenger RNA is transported to the ribosomes for protein synthesis. Compare translation. |
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