transcription

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-008831",
  "term": "transcription",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definitions": [
    "In biology, the process by which a cell makes an RNA copy of a piece of DNA. This RNA copy, called messenger RNA (mRNA), carries the genetic information needed to make proteins in a cell. It carries the information from the DNA in the nucleus of the cell to the cytoplasm, where proteins are made.",
    "The process of synthesizing messenger RNA (mRNA) from DNA."
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms",
    "NCI Dictionary of Genetics Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/transcription/"
}