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  • Institution/s: Universidad de Valladolid
  • Project: Diccionario Terminológico de Genética (Eurogene)
  • Identification number: 132
  • Subdomains: Studies of chromatin, Studies of DNA, Studies of RNA, Techniques
  • Author/s: Ana MUÑOZ GASCÓN, Ana María ALCONCHEL SEBASTIÁN, Augustine Edith EMENE, Inés PLAZA FONTANET
  • Creation / modification date: 31-01-2014
  • Term: transcription
  • Gramatical category: s
  • Definition: The process whereby the genetic information which each individual inherits as DNA (the genotype) is converted through RNA into the proteins that produce the corresponding characteristics of the individual.
  • Context: The central role of transcription in the process of gene expression also renders it an attractive control point for regulating the expression of genes in particular cell types or in response to a particular signal.
  • Expression: gene transcription
  • Weighting mark: nor
  • Sources:
    • Term: LATCHMAN, D.S. (2008) Eukaryotic Transcription Factors. Oxford: Academic Press.
    • Definition: LATCHMAN, D.S. (2008) Eukaryotic Transcription Factors. Oxford: Academic Press.
    • Context: LATCHMAN, D.S. (2008) Eukaryotic Transcription Factors. Oxford: Academic Press.
    • Expression: LATCHMAN, D.S. (2008) Eukaryotic Transcription Factors. Oxford: Academic Press.
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