transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈjərm ]
noun
Etymology: French germe, from Latin germin-, germen, from gignere to beget — more at kin
Date: 1644
1.
a. : a small mass of living substance capable of developing into an organism or one of its parts
b. : the embryo with the scutellum of a cereal grain that is usually separated from the starchy endosperm during milling
2. : something that initiates development or serves as an origin : rudiments, beginning
3. : microorganism ; especially : a microorganism causing disease