gene expression
Type: process Aliases: protein expression genetic expression
Systems Analogy
Unrolling a specific architectural blueprint on the factory floor to manufacture a specialized structural machine.
The multi-step process by which information encoded in a gene is synthesized into functional proteins or RNA products.
Scientific Sources & Verbatim Definitions
- Book / MonographNelson DL, Cox MM. Lehninger Principles of Biochemistry. 8th ed. 2021. ↗
"Gene expression controls the rates of biological responses in hosts."