Transcription

[tran-skrip-shuh n] /trænˈskrɪp ʃən/
noun
1.
the act or process of transcribing.
2.
something transcribed.
3.
a transcript; copy.
4.
Music.

the arrangement of a composition for a medium other than that for which it was originally written.
a composition so arranged.

5.
Radio and Television. a recording made especially for broadcasting.
6.
Genetics. the process by which genetic information on a strand of DNA is used to synthesize a strand of complementary RNA.
transcription
/trænˈskrɪpʃən/
noun
1.
the act or an instance of transcribing or the state of being transcribed
2.
something transcribed
3.
a representation in writing of the actual pronunciation of a speech sound, word, or piece of continuous text, using not a conventional orthography but a symbol or set of symbols specially designated as standing for corresponding phonetic values

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.
transcription
(trān-skrĭp’shən)
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.