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.
In linguistics, a word is the smallest element that can be uttered in isolation with semantic or pragmatic content (with literal or practical meaning). This contrasts deeply with a morpheme, which is the smallest unit of meaning but will not necessarily stand on its own.