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What does encode mean?

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  1. (transitive) To convert (plain text) into code.
  2. (transitive, communication) To convert source information into another form.
  3. (biology) To constitute the code necessary for the biosynthesis of a protein by means of a matrix so as to transcribe DNA material.
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The genes that encode these proteins are located immediately downstream of the cos region at the left end of the mature chromosome.
The multitude of other mechanoreceptors act mainly as proprioceptors although some encode both proprioceptive and exteroceptive information.
What you can always do, however, is ensure that the switches encode an odd or an even number.
Homeobox genes encode transcription factors involved in many aspects of developmental processes.
The theory TRC is an illative theory, in the sense that it can encode notions of propositional logic.
These degenerin genes encode ion channels, and mutations in these genes appear to perturb the ionic balance in cells, resulting in their death.

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