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encode

v.
C1 Advanced US //ɛnˈkoʊd// UK //ɛnkˈəʊd// en·code

v. to change information into a special code or a different form so it can be stored or sent. In biology, it means how a gene tells a cell to make a specific protein.

v. to convert data or information into a specific code or format. In a biological context, refers to the process by which genetic information in DNA is transcribed into messenger RNA and then translated into a sequence of amino acids.


SIMPLE

The software can encode your voice into a digital file.

CONTEXTUAL

Scientists use specific enzymes to encode the genetic instructions found in DNA into functional proteins within the cell.

COMPLEX

The genetic code is a universal system that allows the information encoded in DNA to be translated into the specific sequence of amino acids that form a protein.

Antonyms
Origin

From en- + code.

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