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
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Transcription (biology)
Transcription is the process of copying a segment of DNA into RNA for the purpose of gene expression. Some segments of DNA are transcribed into RNA molecules that can encode proteins, called messenger RNA (mRNA). Other segments of DNA are transc ...
, the copying of DNA into RNA, often the first step in gene expression
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Abortive transcription, the generation of very short RNA transcripts which are not used and rapidly degraded
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Bacterial transcription, the generation of RNA transcripts of the genetic material in bacteria
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Eukaryotic transcription, the process of copying the genetic information stored in DNA into RNA in eukaryotes
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Reverse transcription, the process of copying the genetic information stored in RNA into DNA in viruses
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''Transcription'' (journal), an academic journal about genetics
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Transcription factor
In molecular biology, a transcription factor (TF) (or sequence-specific DNA-binding factor) is a protein that controls the rate of transcription (genetics), transcription of genetics, genetic information from DNA to messenger RNA, by binding t ...
, a protein that controls the rate of transcription of genetic information from DNA to messenger RNA
Music
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Transcription (music), notating, converting musical sound into visual musical notes (for any purpose)
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Piano transcription, a common type of music transcription
Broadcasting
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Electrical transcription, recording of a radio program for future use by the same or another broadcaster
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Transcription disc, such a recording as cut, and for technical reasons not suitable for domestic replay
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BBC Transcription Services, distribution service of programmes by the British broadcaster under licence conditions
Speech transcription
The process of converting spoken words into text, such as in:
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Transcription (linguistics), the representations of speech or signing in written form
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Orthographic transcription, a transcription method that employs the standard spelling system of each target language
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Phonetic transcription, the representation of specific speech sounds or sign components
;service and software
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Transcription (service), a service or business that converts speech into text
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Transcription (software), software that aids the conversion of speech into text
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Medical transcription, the process of converting a health professional's voice-recorded comments into a text document
Other
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''Transcription'' (novel), a 2018 novel by Kate Atkinson
See also
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Transcript (disambiguation)
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