[tran.scrip.tion] n (1598) 1: an act, process, or instance of transcribing
2: copy, transcript: as a: an arrangement of a musical composition for some instrument or voice other than the original b: a recording (as on magnetic tape) made esp. for use in radiobroadcasting
3: the process of constructing a messenger RNA molecule using a DNA molecule as a template with resulting transfer of genetic information to the messenger RNA--compare translation 2, reverse transcription -- tran.scrip.tion.al adj -- tran.scrip.tion.al.ly adv