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IPA transcription: [t,ɹænsk'ɹɪpʃən]

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Noun

  • the act of making a record (especially an audio record)

    “she watched the recording from a sound-proof booth”

  • something written, especially copied from one medium to another, as a typewritten version of dictation

  • (genetics) the organic process whereby the DNA sequence in a gene is copied into mRNA; the process whereby a base sequence of messenger RNA is synthesized on a template of complementary DNA

  • a sound or television recording (e.g., from a broadcast to a tape recording)

  • the act of arranging and adapting a piece of music

Usage examples

  • This process is not dependent on transcription.
  • A second underlying commonality in cancers is altered epigenetic regulation of transcription.
  • It can be found in some fungal transcription factors.
  • Transcriptional error variants may emerge with evolutional advantage in susceptible chickens.
  • The name became "Bassas da India" due to transcription errors by cartographers.
  • Most transcription factors do not work alone.
  • These genes encode various transcription factors that trigger expression of other proteins.
  • A close transcription, indicating precise details of the sounds, is called a "narrow transcription".
  • Among Dyer's papers is a transcription that he describes as P't of Gron'.
  • In this state, it only gives a low level of transcription.