mRNA

mRNA definition - medical

mRNA (ĕmˌär-ĕn-āˈ)

noun
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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