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mRNA

 

abbr.
messenger RNA


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(ĕm'är-ĕn-ā')
n.

RNA, synthesized from a DNA template during transcription, that mediates the transfer of genetic information from the cell nucleus to ribosomes in the cytoplasm, where it serves as a template for protein synthesis. Also called messenger RNA.

 
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is short for:

Messenger RiboNucleic Acid

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: the template for protein synthesis; the form of RNA that carries information from DNA in the nucleus to the ribosome sites of protein synthesis in the cell
  Synonyms: messenger RNA, template RNA, informational RNA


 
 
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pre-mRNA
monocistron
Shine–Dalgarno sequence

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