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messenger RNA

 
–noun Genetics.
a single-stranded molecule of RNA that is synthesized in the nucleus from a DNA template and then enters the cytoplasm, where its genetic code specifies the amino acid sequence for protein synthesis. Abbreviation: mRNA
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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.
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Main Entry: messenger RNA
Function: noun
: an RNA produced by transcription that carries the code for a particular protein from the nuclear DNA to a ribosome in thecytoplasm and acts as a template for the formation of that protein called also mRNA; —compare TRANSFER RNA
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messenger RNA mes·sen·ger RNA (měs'ən-jər)
n.
See mRNA.

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messenger RNA   (měs'ən-jər)  Pronunciation Key 
See under RNA.
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