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| Definition: | | [n] conversion of the information encoded in a gene first into messenger RNA and then to a protein |
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| See Also: | | organic phenomenon |
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Biology Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | The process by which a gene's coded information is converted into the structures present and operating in the cell. Expressed genes include those that are transcribed into mRNA and then translated into protein and those that are transcribed into RNA but not translated into protein (e.g., transfer and ribosomal RNAs). |
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- The process of producing a protein from its DNA- and mRNA-coding sequences.
- The process by which a gene's coded information is converted into the structures present and operating in the cell. Expressed genes include those that are transcribed into mRNA and then translated into protein and those that are transcribed into RNA but not translated into protein (e.g., transfer and ribosomal RNAs).
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