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.
1. the act of expressing or setting forth in words: the free expression of opinions. 2. a particular word, phrase, or form of words: old-fashioned expressions. 3. the manner or form in which a thing is expressed: delicacy of expression.