This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

• Lexulous
• Wordscraper
• Wordosaur

v. To put (a message, for example) into code.

v. Computer Science To format (electronic data) according to a standard format.

v. Genetics To specify the genetic code for (a protein molecule, for example).

v. To convert plain text into code.

v. To convert source information into another form.

v. convert information into code

"You have that part where DNA is "decoded" (transcription-translation) into RNA and protein, but you missed that part where RNA and protein "encode" DNA (reverse transcription-translation)."

decode   

encoded    encodes    encoding   

convert   

decode    re-encode    codec    code    transcode   

write in code    encipher    cypher    encrypt    inscribe    cipher    code   

encoding    encoder   

Rhode    abode    bestowed    bestrode    blowed    bode    bowed    brode    busload    coad   

placeholder    watermarking    decode    read-out    paraphasia    hashing    discretization    print    nonorganic    public-key