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mRNA

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mRNA
abbr.
messenger RNA

mRNA
abbreviation for
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biochemistry) messenger RNA

mRNA
Abbreviation of 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
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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