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messenger RNA

American  

noun

Genetics.

  1. 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. mRNA

messenger RNA British  

noun

  1. Sometimes shortened to: mRNA.  biochem a form of RNA, transcribed from a single strand of DNA, that carries genetic information required for protein synthesis from DNA to the ribosomes See also transfer RNA genetic code

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messenger RNA Scientific  
/ mĕs′ən-jər /

  1. See under RNA

Etymology

Origin of messenger RNA

First recorded in 1960–65

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