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noun
Initialism of messenger RNA.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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noun
A strand of messenger RNA.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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noun
Alternative form of mRNA.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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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: messenger RNA, template RNA, informational RNA
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: ribonucleic acid, RNA
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