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noun
RNA that encodes and carries information from DNA during transcription to sites of protein synthesis to undergo translation in order to yield a protein.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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Synonyms: mRNA
Antonyms: none provided
noun
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
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: mRNA, template RNA, informational RNA
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: ribonucleic acid, RNA
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