transcription, транскрипция: [ vī-ˌte-lō-ˈje-nən ]
noun
Etymology: probably from vitellogen esis + -in (I)
Date: 1971
: a precursor protein of egg yolk normally in the blood or hemolymph only of females that is used as a biomarker in vertebrates of exposure to environmental estrogens which stimulate elevated levels in males as well as females