transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈe-pə-ˌsōm, -ˌzōm ]
noun
Date: circa 1931
: a genetic determinant (as the DNA of some bacteriophages) that can replicate autonomously in bacterial cytoplasm or as an integral part of the chromosomes
• epi·som·al ˌe-pə-ˈsō-məl, -ˈzō- adjective
• epi·som·al·ly -mə-lē adverb