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DNA abstract from Crestock Creative Photos

Gene - DNA seg­ment that con­tains the genetic code for
pro­duc­ing a pro­tein (Inpro­teomics)

Tran­scrip­tion — Mak­ing an RNA copy from a sequence
of DNA (a gene). Tran­scrip­tion is the first step in gene expres­sion.(Medterms)

Triplet (codon) — sequence of three nucleotides
that codes for a cer­tain amino acid or sig­nals the ter­mi­na­tion
of trans­la­tion (stop or ter­mi­na­tion codon) (Genetests)

Trans­la­tion (pro­tein syn­the­sis) - Trans­la­tion
is the process by which the genetic code car­ried by mes­sen­ger
RNA (mRNA) directs the pro­duc­tion of pro­teins from amino acids.
(Medterms)