transcription

Transcription refers to the process of converting sounds (voice, music etc.) into letters or musical notes, or producing a copy of something in another medium, including:

==Genetics== Transcription (biology), the copying of DNA into RNA, often the first step in gene expression Abortive transcription, the generation of very short RNA transcripts which are not used and rapidly degraded Bacterial transcription, the generation of RNA transcripts of the genetic material in bacteria Eukaryotic transcription, the process of copying the genetic information stored in DNA into RNA in eukaryotes Reverse transcription, the process of copying the genetic information stored in RNA into DNA in viruses Transcription (journal), an academic journal about genetics Transcription factor, a protein that controls the rate of transcription of genetic information from DNA to messenger RNA