Translation (biology) - Genetic code. 1  Whereas other aspects such as the 3D structure, called tertiary structure, of protein can only be predicted using sophisticated algorithms, the amino acid sequence, called primary structure, can be determined solely from the nucleic acid sequence with the aid of a translation table.
Confidence votes 9. A phrase or expression whose meaning cannot be understood in the ordinary sense is an idiom. A phrase or expression whose meaning cannot be understood in the ordinary sense is an idiom.
A sequence of words that have meaning, especially when forming part of a sentence. 2. a. A characteristic way or mode of expression: an apt turn of phrase. b. A brief, apt, and cogent expression: the phrase out of the frying pan and into the fire..