the process by which the genetic information encoded in the gene, represented as a linear sequence of deoxyribonucleotides, is copied into an exactly complementary sequence of ribonucleotides known as messenger RNA, geneetilise informatsiooni ülekanne desoksüribonukleiinhappelt (DNA-lt) ribonukleiinhappele (RNA-le) viimase matriitssünteesis, geneetilise informatsiooni realiseerumise (geenide avaldumise) esimene järk