transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌa-pəp-ˈtō-səs, -pə-ˈtō- ]
noun
( plural ap·o·pto·ses -ˌsēz)
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek apoptōsis a falling off, from apopiptein to fall off, from apo- + piptein to fall — more at feather
Date: 1972
: a genetically directed process of cell self-destruction that is marked by the fragmentation of nuclear DNA, is activated either by the presence of a stimulus or removal of a suppressing agent or stimulus, and is a normal physiological process eliminating DNA-damaged, superfluous, or unwanted cells — called also programmed cell death
• ap·o·pto·tic -ˈtä-tik adjective