gene expression

noun

The transcription and translation of a gene into messenger RNA and thus into a protein; it may be lesser or greater depending on many epigenetic factors.

Meanings

noungene expression (plural gene expressions)

plural gene expressions

  1. biologyThe transcription and translation of a gene into messenger RNA and thus into a protein; it may be lesser or greater depending on many epigenetic factors.

Translations

Arabic تعبير جيني
  • تعبير جينيtranscription and translation of a gene into messenger RNA
Basque gene-adierazpen
  • gene-adierazpentranscription and translation of a gene into messenger RNA
Bengali বংশাণু অভিব্যক্তি
  • বংশাণু অভিব্যক্তি (boṅśanu obhibbokti)transcription and translation of a gene into messenger RNA
Bulgarian генна експресия
  • генна експресия (genna ekspresija)transcription and translation of a gene into messenger RNA
Catalan expressió gènica
  • expressió gènicatranscription and translation of a gene into messenger RNA
Chinese Mandarin 基因表達 /基因表达
  • 基因表達 /基因表达 (jjyīn biǎodá)transcription and translation of a gene into messenger RNA
Dutch genexpressie
  • genexpressietranscription and translation of a gene into messenger RNA
Esperanto genesprimo
  • genesprimotranscription and translation of a gene into messenger RNA
Estonian geeniekspressioon
  • geeniekspressioontranscription and translation of a gene into messenger RNA
Finnish geeniekspressio, geenin ilmentyminen
  • geeniekspressiotranscription and translation of a gene into messenger RNA
  • geenin ilmentyminentranscription and translation of a gene into messenger RNA
French expression génique, expression génétique
  • expression géniquetranscription and translation of a gene into messenger RNA
  • expression génétiquetranscription and translation of a gene into messenger RNA
  • expression des gènestranscription and translation of a gene into messenger RNA
German Genexpression
  • Genexpressiontranscription and translation of a gene into messenger RNA
Greek γονιδιακή έκφραση
  • γονιδιακή έκφραση (gonidiakí ékfrasi)transcription and translation of a gene into messenger RNA
Hindi जीन व्यवहार
  • जीन व्यवहार (jīn vyavhār)transcription and translation of a gene into messenger RNA
Indonesian ekspresi gen
  • ekspresi gentranscription and translation of a gene into messenger RNA
Italian espressione genica
  • espressione genicatranscription and translation of a gene into messenger RNA
Japanese 遺伝子発現
  • 遺伝子発現transcription and translation of a gene into messenger RNA
Malay pengekspresan gen
  • pengekspresan gentranscription and translation of a gene into messenger RNA
Norwegian genuttrykk
  • genuttrykktranscription and translation of a gene into messenger RNA
Persian بیان ژن
  • بیان ژنtranscription and translation of a gene into messenger RNA
Polish ekspresja genu
  • ekspresja genutranscription and translation of a gene into messenger RNA
Portuguese expressão génica
  • expressão génicatranscription and translation of a gene into messenger RNA
Romanian exprimare genetică
  • exprimare geneticătranscription and translation of a gene into messenger RNA
Russian экспре́ссия ге́нов
  • экспре́ссия ге́нов (ekspréssija génov)transcription and translation of a gene into messenger RNA
Spanish expresión génica
  • expresión génicatranscription and translation of a gene into messenger RNA
Swedish genuttryck
  • genuttrycktranscription and translation of a gene into messenger RNA
Tamil மரபணு வெளிப்பாடு
  • மரபணு வெளிப்பாடு (marapaṇu veḷippāṭu)transcription and translation of a gene into messenger RNA
Thai การแสดงออกของยีน
  • การแสดงออกของยีนtranscription and translation of a gene into messenger RNA
Turkish gen ifadesi
  • gen ifadesitranscription and translation of a gene into messenger RNA
Ukrainian експресія генів
  • експресія генів (ekspresija heniv)transcription and translation of a gene into messenger RNA
Vietnamese biểu hiện gen
  • biểu hiện gentranscription and translation of a gene into messenger RNA
Cite this entry
APA

gene expression. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gene%20expression

MLA

“gene expression.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gene%20expression. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gene expression,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gene%20expression.

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