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Gene expression

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The process by which a gene's coded information is translated into the structures present and operating in the cell (either proteins or RNAs).: Definition from: Office of Rare Diseases at the National Institutes of Health
Gene expression is the process by which the information encoded in a gene is used to direct the assembly of a protein molecule. The cell reads the sequence of the gene in groups of three bases. Each group of three bases (codon) corresponds to one of 20 different amino acids used to build the protein.: Definition from: Talking Glossary of Genetic Terms from the National Human Genome Research Institute