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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
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Main Entry: mRNA
Pronunciation: 'em-'är-'en-'A
Function: noun
: MESSENGERRNA
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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.

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mRNA
messenger RNA
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