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mRNA

abbr.
messenger RNA
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mRNA

abbreviation for
(Biochemistry) messenger RNA
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mRNA

messenger RNA.
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Noun1.mRNA - the template for protein synthesismRNA - 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
informational RNA, messenger RNA, template RNA
ribonucleic acid, RNA - (biochemistry) a long linear polymer of nucleotides found in the nucleus but mainly in the cytoplasm of a cell where it is associated with microsomes; it transmits genetic information from DNA to the cytoplasm and controls certain chemical processes in the cell; "ribonucleic acid is the genetic material of some viruses"
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