| messenger RNA n. Abbr. mRNA The form of RNA 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. It is synthesized from a DNA template during the process of transcription. |
| mRNA abbr. messenger RNA |
mRNA (ěm'är-ěn-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.
| mRNA messenger RNA |