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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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These degenerin genes encode ion channels, and mutations in these genes appear to perturb the ionic balance in cells, resulting in their death.
The multitude of other mechanoreceptors act mainly as proprioceptors although some encode both proprioceptive and exteroceptive information.
Adleman realized that the genetic code can be used, just like the binary code of computer science, to encode mathematical problems.
The genes that encode these proteins are located immediately downstream of the cos region at the left end of the mature chromosome.
Spanish uses word order, rather than noun and pronoun inflection, to encode meaning.
The two most highly differentially expressed transcripts in smokers that give discordant results in the mouse models encode secreted proteins.

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